RECOMMENDED VENDORS LIST

Aeromatic/Fielder Div. Niro, Inc. 9165 Rumsey Road Columbia, MD 21045 Batch and Continuous PneumaticFluid Bed and Spray Dryers 

Aljet Equipment Co. 1015 York Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 Continuous Flash Ring Dryers 

Barr Murphy Ltd. Victoria Ave. Westmount, Quebec H3Z 2M8 Continuous Flash Ring and Spray Dryers 

Fenwall Safety Systems 700 Nickerson Road Marlborough, MA 01752 Fire and Explosion Suppression Systems 

Pike Metal Products 704 S 10 Street Blue Springs, MO 64105 Fire and Explosion Suppression Systems, Rupture Discs 

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At the end of this chapter you will find three annexes. The first of these is a list of nomenclature used in the chapter. There are quite a few equations that are sununarized in the foregoing sections and hence, you will need to refer to this annex from time to time. The second annex is a list of recommended references that I have relied on over the years, plus some interesting Web sites for you to visit for vendor-specific information as well as supplemental design and equipment sizing information. The final annex is the Questions for Thinking and Discussing. Remember to refer to the Glossary at the end of the book if you run across any terms that are unfamiliar to you. 

The vendor shall indicate on the preceding parts lists which parts are recommended spares for start-up and normal maintenance as referenced in 6.2.3, Item f (Table 6-1). The vendor shall forward the lists to the purchaser promptly after receipt of the reviewed drawings and in time to permit order and delivery of the parts before field start-up. The transmittal letter shall be identified with the data specified in 6.1.2. 

The purchaser shall specify the material class for pump parts. Annex G, Table G.1 is a guide showing material classes that may be appropriate for various services. Alternative materials recommended for the service by the vendor, including material that may improve life and performance in service, may also be included in the proposal and listed on the final data sheets. 

I encourage using vendor-recommended values for the packing factor F. These are readily available via a simple phone request to any vendor or supplier. When you run the supplied PPE program Absorb, a typical listing for one vendor s F value is given in the input side of the Visual Basic form. 

The authors have had varied success with nylon membranes from different vendors, and recommend the membrane listed in Subheading 2. for optimal results. 

To provide a database of thermal microscopy information, a number of tables containing vendor contacts and products have been generated. It should be noted that these tables are simply a collection of the resources that the authors have collected in the development of their photomicroscopy system and should be viewed neither as an exhaustive list nor an endorsement or recommendation for their use. Because each laboratory has specific goals and requirements, it is suggested that the reader explore all available resources and develop the appropriate photomicroscopy system based on the goals of the laboratory, budgetary limitations, etc. 

System Selection and Purchase Once a detailed system used process has been documented, it is easy to create system selection requirements. These requirements define every function of the system that is absolutely required. It is also recommended to define a list of nice-to-haves that would improve the system, but are not absolutely required. These lists are basically a checklist of functions that can be completed for the various systems under consideration. This checklist could be sent out to various vendors as a Request For Proposal (RFP) or filled out in face-to-face meetings. Regardless, it is important to ensure that the vendor understands the questions and the laboratory understands the answers. See Table 11.2 for a list of categories for selection requirements. 

An IND, BIA, or NDA submission should list the source and country of origin for every animal- and human-derived raw material [3, 46]. Lot numbers and supplier information should be available on site during an inspection (21 CFR 211.184). It is also recommended to contact vendors to determine if less-obvious raw materials such as amino acids used in the basal tissue culture medium, enzymes used to make protein hydrolysates, cholesterol, and some detergents (e.g., polysor-bates) are animal-derived. In some cases, protein A (isolated to make chromatography resins) has been purified over human IgG immunoaffinity columns, and the use of these resins should also be tracked and reported (21 CFR 211.184) [46]. 

Protocols - The recommended protocol that can be useful to understand any unique fixation, detergent, blocking, or incubation conditions. Many vendors will list references for papers that use their antibody rather than list a protocol. 

Clear instructions should be available to the operator on what to do in case the instrument breaks down or fails to function properly. Recommendations should be given on when the operator should try to tlx the problem and when to call for service from the instrument vendor. For each instrument there should be a list of common and un-common failures. In cases of malfunction, it is not sufficient to repair the instrument on-site and to continue the measurements. The failure should be classified into a common or an un-com-mon problem. A common problem like a defective lamp of a UV/visible detector requires short term action. The lamp should be replaced, and after a functional lest the instrument can be used for further analyses. The failure and repair, and the result of the functional test should be entered into the instrument s logbook. In cases where there is an un-common failure which cannot be easily classified and repaired by the operator, several steps are required ... 

Do not wipe solder paste off the board. Instead, allow the paste to melt off in a stream of solvent recommended for the solder paste in the stencil washer or board washer. The solder paste vendor can provide a list of recommended cleaning solutions. 

The respective cathode and anode electrodes were hot pressed onto opposite sides of the proton exchange membrane with the catalyst layer in direct contact with the proton exchange membrane. In some cases an additional thin layer of Nafion solution was spray coated onto the catalyst layer to ensure complete integration of the catalyst layer and membrane. Recommended hot pressing conditions specified by commercial vendors were used, and specific conditions per sample are listed in Table 8.2. 

Vendors of suitable windows and filters change frequently enough that we will not attempt to include that information here. A quick check on the Web will identify several sources, and we recommend that you compile a list of vendors and search periodically for new vendors to keep that list current. 

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