Obituary W Espé

Vacuum news Further details are available from The at Kingston Polytechnic, the Production OJ Mechanical Engineers, 1 Engineering Advisory Service (PERA), Institution Melton Mowbray and the National Centre Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London S Wl . Program Committee Chairman, PO Box of Tribology, UKAEA, Risley. Information may be obtained from Sloan Technology Corporation 11451, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112, Engineering Industries Association, 317 Mr Walter Miller has been appointed USA. Portman Square, London WI. Advertising Director of Sloan Technology Corporation, Santa Barbara, California. Conference on modem developments in flow Mr Miller, formerly an Account Execumeasurement tive for Palmer/Larson Bateman Inc, An international conference on Modern previously spent four years with Sloan, Developmentsin Flow Measurementheld Personal prior to joining P/L/B, originally as in September1971at Oxford and Harwell, Advertising Manager and later asNational under the sponsorship of the National Marketing Director. EngineeringLaboratory, East Kilbride, and Pennsalt appointment It is felt that Mr Miller’s familiarity with the AtomicEnergy ResearchEstablishment, Mr PeterLongmore, former SalesManager Harwell. of the StokesVacuum Division of Pennsalt Sloan products and his broad marketing The measurementof the flow of liquids Limited, Camberley, has been appointed experience will help to penetrate the new and gaseshasbeenan important subjectof Manager, Freeze Drying, for the Stokes markets that their recent expansion has study for many years. Work in this field Equipment Division. HIS responsibilities openedup. A further announcementfrom the Comhasbeenincreasingbecauseof the growing include co-ordination of the marketing and useof automatic processcontrol, a develop- contract execution activities associated pany is the appointment of Mr Rene ing awarenessof the needfor efficient plant with food freeze drying equipment, in the Borgersas SalesManager of Sloan Instruoperation and the competition of plant UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and ments,a division of Sloan Technology. In his new position he will be in chargeof the supply industriesresulting in the need for other areas. entire salesactivity of Sloan Instruments more accurate flow measurement.In the and will co-ordinate salesactivities throughlast few years, developmentssuchas lasers, out 7 district offices for Sloan Instruments ultrasonics, radioisotopes, etc have been in the United States,aswell asthe activities applied to the problemsof flow measureof five sales representative companies. ment and have led to considerabletechnical European salesare handled through Sloan advances.As a result it was felt that there offices in Amsterdam while salesin Japan was a need to bring together the scientists and throughout Asia and the South Pacific and engineersresponsiblefor developing flow metersand flow-measuringtechniques, are handledfrom Tokyo. Mr Borgersjoined Sloan Instruments in and the consultants,designersand usersof 1966asa District SalesEngineerin Dallas. processplant and hydraulic machinery. Sincejoining the Company he has held the The National Engineering Laboratory, position of Instrument Product Line East Kilbride, which hasthe responsibility Manager and Western Regional Sales for establishing and maintaining the Manager. national primary standardsof flow in the Further information concerning the United Kingdom, and the Atomic Energy ResearchEstablishmentat Harwell, where above appointmentsmay be obtained from Sloan Technology Corporation, PO Box a number of modern techniquesare being 4608, Santa Barbara, CaliJornia 93103, developed and applied, were together USA. uniquely suited for sponsoring this conference. Peter Longmore Particular attention was paid to the measurementof flow of gases,liquids and The appointment illustrates Pennsalt’s slurriesin pipesand in channelsof regular confidence in the future growth of the Obituary crosssection. application of industrial freeze drying and The emphasiswas on modern develop- Mr Longmore will work closely with ments such as lasers,ultrasonics, nuclear Pennsalt’sFood SystemsGroup in Philamagnetic resonance,thermal flow meters delphia, as well as maintaining a close W Esp6 and on tracer techniques; however, to liaison with S A Heurtey of Paris, Licensees The Slovak Technical University have establisha basisfor comparison,the first of PennsaltFood Freeze Drying systemsin announcedthe death of ProfessorWerner EspB, DrPh,DrPhil, on Monday 22 June, day of the 3-day conferencewasdevoted to the EEC and other European countries. at the ageof 71 years. a seriesof review papers on conventional Further detailsare available from Mr F Professor EspC lectured at the Slovak methods such as inferential, pressure Hooley, Marketing Services, Pennsalt Technical University. He was also Vicedifference, and mass-flowmeters. Limited, Camberley, Surrey. President of the Czechoslovak National Further information is available from Committeeof IUVSTA, the founding memthe Conference Secretary, Mr C Preuveber of the CzechoslovakSociety for Metals Chief Editor of Institution of Mechanical neers, the Atomic Energy Research fitabEngineers at the CzechoslovakAcademy of Sciences, lishment, Harwell, Nr Didcot, Berkshire. Mr John Sindenhas beenappointed Chief and a member of the German Physical Editor of The Institution of Mechanical Society. He was awarded the German Engineersfrom 1stAugust 1970,in succes- National Prize and the Order of Labour. Mintech Services, Lectures at 23rd Engineersion to Mr E G SemIer, BSc, CEng, Professor Esp6 was an outstanding ing Exhibition A display of services available to firms. FIMechE, who has become a freelance expert in the sphereof vacuum technology, and author of many world-wide publicathrough Regional Offices of the Ministry writer and PublicationsConsultant. Mr Sinden has 24 years’ editorial and tions and Czech and foreign patents. He of Technology and Industrial Liaison can be seenat the 23rd EngineeringExhibition publishing experience on both technical was dedicated to the development of on lo-12 November, 1970,on the Ministry booksand journals with a numberof firms, vacuum technology and to the educationof of Technology stand. The work of four including Temple Press and Business the new technical intelligentsia. A memorial service was held for the Mintech supported Advisory Serviceswill Publications. At the Institution he will have editorial Professor on Friday, 26 June, at the be demonstrated: The Central Unit for Scientific photography (CUSP) Farn- responsibilityfor journals, books and other Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Slovak Technical University. borough, the low cost Automation Centre publications.

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