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Fire Detection "t'mmi, x'l m msmmm Fire Suppression Fire Inspection/Service Surveillance Access Control Integrated Systems ransmitted to an Inmarsat ite in geosynchronous orbit 0 miles above the equator, signal is relayed to one of four [SAT earth stations around /orld, which completes the call LT&T terrestrial circuits, irde 60 on Reader Service Card // Technology Engine Jered From Coltec Coltec Industries Inc. has ceived an order valued in excess $2.5 million for the first dual- el engine based on its technology laring agreement with MAN &W Diesel Inc. The 12-cylinder M/MAN 32/40DG engine incorpo- ates emission-reduction technolo- y pioneered by Coltec's Fairbanks tlorse Engine Division and MAN's idvanced dual-fuel capabilities. Fairbanks Morse's Enviro-Design technology reduces nitrous oxide emissions to as low as one gram per bhp hour. Dual-fuel engines are powered by natural gas and pilot fuel, a form of diesel oil. The engine will provide 6,192 bhp to drive a four MW electrical generat- ing system for the city of Sabetha, Kansas, and is scheduled for deliv- ery in the second half of 1999. Circle 61 on Reader Service Card CDI Marine Awarded Phase II Contract CDI Marine Group has been awarded a contract for phase II development, detail design, proto- type fabrication and demonstra- tion testing of a Joint Modular Lighter System (JMLS) for the U.S. government. The contract is valued at an estimated $20.5 mil- lion in revenue, of which $15 mil- lion will be paid in subcontracted costs. CDI Marine Group will receive approximately $5.5 million in revenue from the contract. The JMLS will provide a means of dis- charging cargo from strategic sealift ships and moving cargo to shore in the event port entry is denied, degraded or not available. CDI Marine will provide pro- gram management and detail design for the project. The compa- ny will be joined by two of its divi- sions: Band, Lavis and Associates (BLA) providing advanced engi- neering, systems engineering and November, 1998 21 test management; and M&T, pro- viding acquisition logistics sup- port. American Management Systems will support the develop- ment of an integrated product data environment life cycle cost model, and Baltimore Marine Industries will fabricate all JMLS modules. Circle 72 on Reader Service Card GE Gas Turbines Ordered For Spanish Navy Frigates GE Marine Engines has received an order from Empresa Nacional Bazan, Madrid, for eight GE LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The units will be used on four F-100 class frigates being built by Bazan for the Spanish Navy. GE will deliver the first two LM2500 gas turbines in 1998, and the remainder in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Spanish naval fleet already includes a total of 17 LM2500s: 15 units on six Santa Maria class frigates, and two on the Principe de Asturias aircraft carrier. Circle 73 on Reader Service Card EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF TO PROTECT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE ON BOARD. You may know us for our Grinnell AquaMist® Marine System — the first water mist system to be UL Listed and United States Coast Guard Approved. But as a world leader, we also design, man- ufacture, install, and maintain almost everything you could possibly need - including integrated systems — for fire detection and suppression, ® f^) Grinnell surveillance, security, and access control. To find out more, call our International Operations office at 440/526-9900, or write us at 10100 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141 USA. We have the total protection you need. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS COMRVNY featuring Autocall life safety systems A tlfCO INTERNATIONAL LTD. COMPANY Circle 224 on Reader Service Card