Gregory S. Ault

Wartsila Diesel International Oy manufactures marine diesel engines. The company is headquartered in Vaasa, Finland.

John Crane, Inc. manufactures seals, lubrication systems and power transmission couplings. Its products include dry gas, elastomer bellows, labyrinth, metal bellows, non-contacting, o-ring pusher, PTFE bellows, PTFE wedge, slurry, split vessel and agitator, gas seal systems, wet seal systems, bearing assemblies, bearing isolators, fixed geometry, tilting pad, equipment alignment, API general process industries, turbomachinery, filtration systems and packing. The firm’s services include design engineering, equipment service, reliability support, asset management solutions, turbomachinery service, training overview and e-business. It serves the oil and gas, pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, pulp and paper mining, food and beverage and power generation industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Schottel, Inc. is an American company that specializes in developing and producing controllable drive and maneuvering systems, as well as complete drive systems for ships and offshore applications of all kinds and sizes. The private company provides operating instructions that contain important technical information on commissioning, maintenance, and spare parts, ensuring maximum operational readiness of the systems. Schottel also offers marine services that include remote access, data collection, data evaluation, state monitoring, and predictive maintenance. With 14 branches worldwide, they have been inspiring international shipping for 100 years with their German engineering.

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