Choosing A Used Cryogenic Equipment Supplier

By Mark Hall


You might be putting up a science laboratory for your school or company at the moment and looking to save a bit of money. Buying used materials for your cryogenics section may have crossed your mind and this is sometimes the prudent path to take. Read on in the following article to see how to find the most reliable used cryogenic equipment supplier for your needs.

A checklist to help you choose the right provider is very much needed. Many will scoff at the use of a simple checklist to assist them in any management or purchasing decision, but it is in fact a crucial and very useful thing to do. One must never under estimate the power and usefulness of the simple checklist, that many astute and prudent managers still use today.

The first thing to have on your checklist is to check on the reliability of your chose provider or providers that you have shortlisted after a thorough search. You can gauge reliability by industry discussion on forums or you can also visit data centers locate at local business bureaus if available. On top of this you can also outright ask for a verifiable client list from the service providers themselves as you are a future client anyway.

You can also have a distinct advantage with a provider who can access the overstocks of those manufacturers of original equipment. Providers who can access the overstock of new items from factories usually are given huge discounts which they pass on to their clients. If they can do this for other clients, they may be able to do this for you as well, and you will be able to get new ones at the fraction of the cost.

The ability to customize any inventory to your needs and desires is something that is a positive for you. Sometimes the equipment you need has to be specialized in some way, like a certain shape size or even design. On top of this, you may need specific thermostat and cooling settings not found in the industry in general. If they are able to customize something for you from existing stocks that they have then they are a provider worth considering also.

The level of after sales servicing or what others call as field or on site service is what you should look at next. A company or provider that has this for their clients means that they are more committed to client satisfaction than others, and are willing to back up any guarantees that they may have given as stated in specific warranties on the equipment they sell. Go for the provider that has good field service records or systems procedures.

Most used equipment sold on the market will no longer have original warranties. However, some providers will give extended warranties on refurbishing work done on old units and this can be very much to your advantage. Having this extended warranty on refurbished units sold means they are willing to back up the quality of the products they sell to you.

And finally do look at price in conjunction with what has been covered in this article. If all things seem to fall into a positive setting for what you have gathered on your checklist, more likely than not the provider you have an eye on is what you are looking for.




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