Joseph LaBarbera, president of AMF Beaird, Inc., a subsidiary of American Machine & Foundry Company, Shreveport, La., announced recently the appointment of Herb D. Roling as manager of marine market development for Maxim silencer products.
Mr. LaBarbera stated that AMF Beaird has long recognized its obligation to the marine industry, since its acquisition of the Maxim Silencer Company in 1960. Mr. Roling will begin a new effort toward improved products for the industry.
Mr. Roling previously was associated with AMF Cuno Division, Meriden, Conn., as manager of Maxim evaporator marine sales. From 1937 to 1952 he was associated with Gibbs & Cox, naval architects in New York.
Maxim silencer products manufactured by AMF Beaird are known the world over and include wet- and dry-type marine engine sound-attenuation devices, spark arrestor and heat-recovery silencers.