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"We are introducing a new vegetable planter exclusively for the North American market," said Abate. "It will have a bowling and ball heavier frame drill than what we sell in Europe." The frame will be made by an outside supplier in Illinois, and Gaspardo planter units will be shipped to Rock Island for press assembly on the heavier frames. It will not be marketed equipment through one of Gaspardo''s seven distributors.Direct marketing"We will market the planter directly to growers," said Abate. "The bowling U.S. represents a huge market for us."Maschio/Gaspardo is one of many Italian manufactures which supply proprietary merchandise ball to U.S. manufacturers and suppliers. Companies like Polmac in Mirandola, Italy which makes spray drill nozzles and values press for many equipment companies bowling in the U.S. Bondioli and Pavesi of Suzaara, Italy supplies power take off shafts for several U.S. equipment manufacturers. 16-645-E8 & one 8-645-E8; Rotary Table--Nat''l 37 1/2", 800 hp.DERRICK: 147''; 1,300,000-lb hook load capacity.BOP SYSTEM: One 27 1/2" nom. Regan ball and drill KFDJdiverter; One Shaffer spherical annular, press 13 5/8",5,000 psi; One double and one single Cameron"U" units, 13 5/8", 10,000 psi.CRANES: Two LeTourneau PCM-120-AS w/100'' boom.WORK AREA: Gulf of Mexico.OCEAN COLUMBIARIG equipment and bowling DESIGN: LeTourneau 82-SD-CCONSTRUCTION: Marathon LeTourneau, 1978.PERFORMANCE: Water depth--250''; Drilling depth--20,000''.QUARTERS: 67 persons, ball plus 2-man sick bay. Among the more useful drill GPS applications found by fire departments are geo-location and tracking of resources. A number of fire departments already have adopted GPS to geo-locate press fire apparatus, water hydrants, storm drains and wildfire perimeters. The Milwaukee Fire Department, Anaheim (Calif.) Fire Department and El Paso (Texas) Fire Department, among others, equipment have all recently joined the migration to GPS to provide state-of-the-art public safety bowling systems, ball and drill including real-time vehicle tracking and enhanced city mapping services press and equipment.
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