The appointment of Thomas J. Shideler as general manager of ITT Barton Instruments, City of Industry, Calif., has been announced by Don Evarts, president of the Barton Division. Mr. Shideler joins Barton from Beckman Instruments in Fullerton, Calif., where he served as general manager of the Helipot Division from 1980-81.

ITT Barton is a major producer of high-technology instruments for control and monitoring of fluids, including their pressure, differential pressure, level, flow, temperature, density, and composition.