To provide sales and support to its growing customer base in Western states, Foss NIRSystems Inc. of Laurel, Md., has appointed Dennis Mayfield and his Braddock Group, of San Francisco, as its representative. Foss, a unit of Foss A/S of Hillerød, Denmark, supplies NIR analytical instruments, including related hardware, software, method development and documentation. Offering expertise in the NIR, the Braddock Group sells laboratory and process instrumentation to various industries, including the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.