PMI Equipment-Buy, Rent or Outsource?

When should an organization buy, rent or outsource equipment for positive metal identification purposes? That depends on the short and long term goals of the organization. Below are a few examples of when it’s a good idea to buy, rent or have a third party come in and conduct the PMI analysis.

Time to Buy

You should buy a metal analyzing spectrometer when:

• Doing so lowers operating costs
• Reduces time and money spent sending samples to a laboratory
• Increases in-house quality control and product reliability
• The process dictates a quick turnaround analysis to proceed to the next step

Why Rent?

• Because the large volume of pieces to sort exceeds current capacity
• The cost of buying an instrument or employing a third party vendor poses too much of a burden
• Trained operator is on staff who can perform the sort and reliable equipment is available for a unique event

Outsource!

• When metal analysis is not part of the core business and the need occurs on an irregular basis
• The cost of training an operator, buying or renting equipment is too expensive
• Third party vendor is required to perform the analysis to your specifications

For assistance in determining which path is best for your organization contact Verichek Technical Services, Inc. today.