Motion Picture Herald (1954)

duced “Ful-Spline” system, a number of mechanical suspension systems and by adhesion directly to ceilings. The growth of Owens-Corning’s acoustical products was marked this year by a separate Sound Control Products Division and by expansion and refined mechanization of acoustical tile manufacturing facilities at the company’s Newark, Ohio, plant, according to George Cook, manager of the company’s International Division. Among the developments of the company have been “Sonofaced” acoustical tile, which is encased in plastic, and “Noise-Stop” baffles, which are composed of slabs of bonded Fiberglas, 24 hy 48 inches, in plastic envelopes and equipped with steel attachments to permit easy hanging from steel cables. There products can be cleaned by washing and never need painting, it is stated. Export Sales Jump for Williams Screen Company AN increase in foreign sales during August of its solid plastic screens for wide-screen projection has been reported by the Williams Screen Company, Akron, Ohio. In Canada alone 38 screens were sold during that period, the announcement states. The company has two plants in Akron, both of which are devoted exclusively to producing the screens. Distribution in the United States and Canada is handled directly by the company, the Ballantyne Company, Omaha, and other authorized dealers. Exports to other countries are made through Streuber & LaChicotte, New York. i! Two New f/1.7 Lenses in "Super Snaplite" Line two new projection lenses with a speed of // 1.7, both available in focal lengths from 2 to 4 inches inclusive in one-quarter inch steps, have been Kollmorgen //1. 7 lens. added to the “Super Snaplite” line of the Kollmorgen Optical Corporation, New York. The “Super Snaplite” // 1 .7 lens is designed for applications where vignetting Let A Super Help YOU Save Super Heavy .Duty Suction Cleaners are money savers. They do a maximum of work with a minimum of expense and effort. Easy to operate, one operator and a Super with its special tools clean everything everywhere — screen, sound equipment, walls, floors and carpets, upholstery, draperies, air filters. Cleaning ceases to be an expensive item of the budget when done with a Super. Let your Super dealer show you how to get the best cleaning job for the least money. Or write Model M — For all general cleaning — Easily converted to blower. Super Model JS Moderately priced. Light weight, quiet, same power and pickup as large Super. Sales and Service in Principal Cities ffi W NATIONAL SUPER SERVICE CO., INC. 1941 N. 13th Street Toledo 2, Ohio " Once Over Does It" SUPER SUCTION SINCE 1911 ‘THE DRAFT HORSE OF POWER SUCTION CLEANERS" In Canada: Plant Maintenance Equipment Co., Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver ARE YOU CONVERTING TO GINemaScOPE ,sup Ep> *s£RVlCt * REG. U.S. PAT, OFF. will pay to investigate the possibilities of converting your present equipment— see your dealer or write for list of kits available for converting all models of Projectors and Sound Reproducers. LaVezzi Machine Works 4?6 3 5 WEST LAKE ST. CHICAGO 44, ILL. FOR THEATRES OUTSIDE U. S. A. AND CANADA — FOR STUDIOS EVERYWHERE— No Matter What You Need...Westrex Has It! Westrex maintains a complete supply and service organization to meet the needs of studios throughout the world and of theatres outside the United States and Canada. Look to Westrex. Research, Westrex Corporation Til EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 11, N. Y. HOLLYWOOD DIVISION: 6601 ROMAINE STREET, HOLLYWOOD 38, CAL. Distribution and Service for the Motion Picture Industry BETTER THEATRES SECTION 23