Active anti-vibration table

[Chris Wood-5]

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I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration table from Thorlabs.
Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms to our customs
agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or charge sales tax (we
legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they shipped to our
customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct international
shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.

Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like Thorlabs aren't able
to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative supplier of
active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or Canada?

Many thanks,

Chris Wood
 
Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada (LNMA)
UNAM Campus Morelos
Mexico

[José M. Pellegrino]

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Try TMC. http://techmfg.com/
It´s hard to do science in the Third World

Thanks,

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Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
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El 25/02/2015 a las 06:26 a.m., Chris Wood escibió:

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> I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration table from Thorlabs.
> Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms to our customs
> agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or charge sales tax (we
> legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they shipped to our
> customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct international
> shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.
>
> Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like Thorlabs aren't able
> to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative supplier of
> active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or Canada?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Chris Wood
>  
> Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada (LNMA)
> UNAM Campus Morelos
> Mexico
>
>
>  
>

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Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
Suipacha 570
2000 Rosario
Argentina

[Boisvert, Karen]

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Hi Chris,

I have been very satisfied with my TMC (Technical Manufacturing Corp) anti-vibration table.  They are located in Peabody, Massachusetts. Main telephone# [phone].

Best Regards,

Karen

Karen Dalecki Boisvert
Harvard Medical School - NEPRC
Comparative Pathology Division
Manager,  Microscopy and Imaging Core Facility
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I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration table from Thorlabs.
Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms to our customs
agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or charge sales tax (we
legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they shipped to our
customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct international
shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.

Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like Thorlabs aren't able
to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative supplier of
active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or Canada?

Many thanks,

Chris Wood

Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada (LNMA)
UNAM Campus Morelos
Mexico

[Watkins, Simon C]

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I would suggest the most flexible and least expensive solution is to stay
away from the primary vendors and go to the secondary market.  The best
source for active vibration isolation tables at low cost is www.BMIUS.com.
 Bob Brahms is a great resource (he owns the company), they have a huge
variety and the prices are way cheaper than new..
S

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu <http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277






On 2/25/15, 9:54 AM, "José Pellegrino" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>Try TMC. http://techmfg.com/
>It´s hard to do science in the Third World
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
>Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
>CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
>Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
>Suipacha 570
>2000 Rosario
>Argentina
>
>
>
>El 25/02/2015 a las 06:26 a.m., Chris Wood escibió:
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> Post images on http://www.imgur.com and include the link in your
>>posting.
>> *****
>>
>> I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration
>>table from Thorlabs.
>> Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms
>>to our customs
>> agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or
>>charge sales tax (we
>> legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they
>>shipped to our
>> customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct
>>international
>> shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.
>>
>> Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like
>>Thorlabs aren't able
>> to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative
>>supplier of
>> active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or
>>Canada?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Chris Wood
>>  
>> Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada
>>(LNMA)
>> UNAM Campus Morelos
>> Mexico
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>
>--
>Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
>Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
>CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
>Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
>Suipacha 570
>2000 Rosario
>Argentina

[Christopher Yip]

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surplus reseller.. but good prices it seems

Another person to talk to / with is Adam Rosebrock here in the CCBR _ he has mega contacts


Christopher Yip PhD, P.Eng

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On Feb 25, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Watkins, Simon C <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:

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I would suggest the most flexible and least expensive solution is to stay
away from the primary vendors and go to the secondary market.  The best
source for active vibration isolation tables at low cost is www.BMIUS.com.
Bob Brahms is a great resource (he owns the company), they have a huge
variety and the prices are way cheaper than new..
S

Simon Watkins Ph.D

Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
Professor Immunology
Director Center for Biologic Imaging
University of Pittsburgh
Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
Pittsburgh PA 15261
Www.cbi.pitt.edu <http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
412-352-2277






On 2/25/15, 9:54 AM, "José Pellegrino" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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Try TMC. http://techmfg.com/
It´s hard to do science in the Third World

Thanks,

--
Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
Suipacha 570
2000 Rosario
Argentina



El 25/02/2015 a las 06:26 a.m., Chris Wood escibió:
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I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration
table from Thorlabs.
Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms
to our customs
agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or
charge sales tax (we
legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they
shipped to our
customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct
international
shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.

Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like
Thorlabs aren't able
to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative
supplier of
active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or
Canada?

Many thanks,

Chris Wood

Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada
(LNMA)
UNAM Campus Morelos
Mexico





--
Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
Suipacha 570
2000 Rosario
Argentina

[Neil Kad]

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OK this is a bit low-tech but I have noticed a huge reduction in noise with our laser tweezers. If you take a heavy table, an optical breadboard would be perfect, just lay a series of motor-scooter inner tubes underneath and this will provide excellent passive damping.

Cheers

Neil

> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:38:29 +0000
> From: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: Active anti-vibration table
> To: [hidden email]
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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> *****
>
> I would suggest the most flexible and least expensive solution is to stay
> away from the primary vendors and go to the secondary market.  The best
> source for active vibration isolation tables at low cost is www.BMIUS.com.
>  Bob Brahms is a great resource (he owns the company), they have a huge
> variety and the prices are way cheaper than new..
> S
>
> Simon Watkins Ph.D
>
> Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair Cell Biology
> Professor Immunology
> Director Center for Biologic Imaging
> University of Pittsburgh
> Bsts 225 3550 terrace st
> Pittsburgh PA 15261
> Www.cbi.pitt.edu <http://Www.cbi.pitt.edu/>
> 412-352-2277
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2/25/15, 9:54 AM, "José Pellegrino" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> >*****
> >To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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> >*****
> >
> >Try TMC. http://techmfg.com/
> >It´s hard to do science in the Third World
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >--
> >Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
> >Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
> >CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
> >Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
> >Suipacha 570
> >2000 Rosario
> >Argentina
> >
> >
> >
> >El 25/02/2015 a las 06:26 a.m., Chris Wood escibió:
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> Post images on http://www.imgur.com and include the link in your
> >>posting.
> >> *****
> >>
> >> I've just tried to buy a small (75cm x 90cm) active anti-vibration
> >>table from Thorlabs.
> >> Unexpectedly they just informed me that they can't ship with FOB terms
> >>to our customs
> >> agent at the border, but have to either ship internationally direct or
> >>charge sales tax (we
> >> legally cannot pay point-of-origin taxes on imported items). If they
> >>shipped to our
> >> customs agent, freight charges would be 8% of purchase price. Direct
> >>international
> >> shipping is 40% of purchase price. There is no local distributer.
> >>
> >> Putting aside the fact that I'm astonished an established company like
> >>Thorlabs aren't able
> >> to ship on FOB terms, does anybody have a suggestion for an alternative
> >>supplier of
> >> active anti-vibration tables of similar dimensions based in the US or
> >>Canada?
> >>
> >> Many thanks,
> >>
> >> Chris Wood
> >>  
> >> Instituto de Biotecnología/Laboratorio Nacional de Microscopía Avanzada
> >>(LNMA)
> >> UNAM Campus Morelos
> >> Mexico
> >>
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >
> >--
> >Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
> >Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
> >CONICET - Univ Nac Rosario
> >Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
> >Suipacha 570
> >2000 Rosario
> >Argentina

     

[Tyler Morgus]

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Hello Chris,



Under INCOTERMS, the FOB designation only applies to transport by sea.
We can ship by Ex Works (EXW), which should offer you the service you
need. Your customs agent should be able to provide paperwork that would
allow the transaction to occur without sales tax.



I am sorry that Thorlabs wasn't able to make the order process smooth for
you. If you are still interested in trying to work with us please contact me
and I am confident we can cut through the red tape.



Thanks,

Tyler Morgus

Disclosure: Thorlabs Employee