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Heads up BCI's Metal Finishing Division. Brian Garner (47) has been appointed chairman of the Metal Finishing Division of Brent Chemicals International PLC. He is currently managing director of Pyrene Chemical Services, Britain's leading supplier of pretreatment chemicals and a major company within the Brent Chemicals International group. He joined Pyrene in 1976 as marketing director, becoming managing director in 1980.

The data structuring mechanisms provided by the current problem solving environment have been found to satisfy modeling the problem solutions for common decision making processes of a static nature, whereas problems of a complex nature (e.g. resource management and optimization) need an abstract data structuring mechanism capable of emulating real‐life objects (e.g. human managers). This paper explains the concept of developing a new data structure based on a semantic network called SYSTEM MAP and shows how this novel data structure can be used to model expert resource management systems of a particularly hierarchical type.

We are sure that most paint technologists will agree (with the possible exception of those at ICI), that up to two years ago if you thought of phosphating you immediately though of Pyrene. Then the name became diluted to Ardrox Pyrene. They are, of course, part of Brent Chemicals, who have now decided to restructure the company ready to take on the challenge of the single European Common Market, together with their existing European companies. This entails phasing out the old names we all knew and organising into three market‐led operating divisions — one of which, Europe; Industrial Systems, will be concerned with phosphating technology. We can see the logic of all this.

As from October 1st Bonder UK, which was the Surface Treatment Division of Cetema Ltd., is now known as Chemetall Ltd.

Argos Electronics Ltd are pleased to announce the appointment of David E. Skertchly to the position of Quality Assurance Manager. This strengthens Argos technical and quality capability as Mr Skertchly has joined them from Marconi Space Systems where his work encompassed production and management aspects of hardware for the Exosat, Marecs, Meteosat and ERS 1 Satellite projects.

Mapel wins big Iranian order. Over eighty transformer rectifiers worth close to £100,000 are being supplied to Iran by Metal and Pipeline Endurance Ltd (MAPEL).