AIM (Automated Industrial Machinery) Inc., USA, has recently appointed Mr Ken Olson as manager of sales & marketing. Mr Olson brings years of experience in the machine tool/capital equipment field to AIM along with marketing and organisational skills that will be engaged to develop a programme of managed growth. Mr Olson has worked for divisions of General Electric Co, GNT A/S and Emerson Electric Corp. over the years and brings the scalable disciplines of large corporation management to AIM. Product association ranges from machine tool accessories and controls to multi-axis machine tool systems, in standard and custom designs.