Pyers takes helm at Unfors

Former VP of Sales & Marketing Patrick Pyers has been promoted to President of Unfors Instruments Inc.

Unfors Instruments is the U.S.-based operation of Unfors Instruments AB (Billdal, Sweden), which is a manufacturer of measuring instruments for quality assurance and service of diagnostic X-ray equipment. Unfors also offers a new line of radiation protection meters to increase the radiation awareness and decrease the dose.

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