Fairbanks Morse PA6B STC Diesel Engine Completes First Article Testing
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December 6th, 2007
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Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, today announced completion of American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) First Article Testing on its
Colt-Pielstick PA6B STC diesel engine.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine secures federal funding
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August 23rd, 2007
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Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, will install low load upgrade kits on the LSD - 41/49 class of U.S. Navy ships following a $4 million federal spending plan secured by Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin. At a press conference at Fairbanks Morse headquarters, Baldwin said, “These federal funds will help improve U.S. Naval operational availability and reduce pollution of the air and sea.... Fairbanks Morse Engine is the country's only remaining domestic producer of large ship propulsion engines and, therefore, a key contractor to the Navy.”
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Fairbanks Morse Engine Awarded Contract for LHA 6
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July 31st, 2007
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Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, announced that they have received an award from Northrop Grumman Ship Systems to supply the generator sets for LHA 6. Six (6) Fairbanks Morse Colt-Pielstick 12 cylinder PA6B diesel generators rated at 4,200 kW each will provide electrical power for auxiliary propulsion and ship's service.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine and National Rail Eq. Co. Jointly Dissolve FM/ALCO Spare Parts Distribution Agreement
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March 26th, 2007
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Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, announced today the joint decision to end the FM/ALCO spare parts distribution agreement with National Rail Equipment Company (NREC). Under the agreement Fairbanks Morse Engine will assume responsibility for all engine parts sales to the locomotive industry, which was previously served by NREC.
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USS New Orleans (LPD-18) Commissioned
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March 13th, 2007
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Beloit, Wisconsin, March 13, 2007. The USS New Orleans (LPD-18) was commissioned on March 10, 2007 in New Orleans, LA. USS New Orleans, which is the second ship of the San Antonio Class of amphibious transports dock ships, is the fourth ship to honor Louisiana's largest city.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine Approves 100% Bio-diesel
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February 1st, 2007
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Beloit, Wisconsin, February 1, 2007 – Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, announced today the approval to utilize up to B100 (100% bio-diesel) in its Opposed Piston (OP) Model 38D 8 1/8 diesel and dual fuel engines for continuous operations.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine Expands Engine Portfolio
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January 17th, 2007
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Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries company, expanded its engine portfolio by announcing the addition of the Fairbanks Morse FM-MAN 28/33D.
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USCG Polar Sea (WAGB 10) Arrives in Antarctica with Upgraded FM/ALCO 251F Engines
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January 5th, 2007
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Beloit, Wisconsin, January 5, 2007. The Polar Sea arrived back at McMurdo station, located in Antarctica, after a lengthy overhaul and a 10,200 nautical mile transit from its home port in Seattle, Washington.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine's Safety Achievement
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December 14th, 2006
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Beloit, Wisconsin, December 14, 2006 - Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries
company, recently achieved an outstanding safety milestone at its Beloit facility. On November
16, 2006, the facility surpassed four million hours worked without incurring a work-related injury
causing an employee to be absent for a full day.
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FME Powers the Navy's First Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)
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September 23rd, 2006
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Fairbanks Morse's Colt-Pielstick 16 PA6B STC diesel
engines took to the Menominee River aboard the USS Freedom (LCS-1) during its christening
ceremony held in Marinette, Wisconsin, on Saturday September 23rd. The USS Freedom is the
first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to join the U.S. Navy's surface fleet.
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FME's ALCO Engines Transport Space Shuttle
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August 29th, 2006
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With Tropical Storm Ernesto forecasted to bring up to 70-mph winds NASA is moving Space Shuttle Atlantis away from Launch Pad 39B back to the Vehicle ssembly Building as a precaution. The shuttle sits on top of the mobile launcher platform, which in turn rests on the crawler-transporter. The crawler-transporter, which weighs in at 5.5 million pounds, utilizes two (2) 16 cylinder FM/ALCO engines rated at
2,750 horsepower.
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With FME's Help, Hospital Takes Care of Itself
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August 2nd, 2006
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When Beloit Memorial Hospital Construction Coordinator Ray Bressler gets the call from Wisconsin Power & Light Co. to stop using electricity, he just sits back and waits for the generators to kick on.
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Fairbanks Morse Engine to Refurbish Engines Damaged by Hurricane Katrina
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December 31st, 1969
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Fairbanks Morse Engine has begun a project to disassemble, clean, inspect, reassemble, and retest four engines that incurred damage from Hurricane Katrina at the Ingalls Shipyard of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems located in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The PC 2.5 engines each rated at 10,400 hp are being used as main propulsion engines for ships under construction for the U.S. Navy.
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City of Beloit Invests in Fairbanks Morse Engine
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August 2nd, 2006
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The Greater Beloit Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC) and the City of Beloit announced today that it has created an economic development package that will help Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries Company, complete significant investments in its Beloit manufacturing facility.
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