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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..
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On 2/25/15, 9:54 AM, "José Pellegrino" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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>Bioq. José M. Pellegrino
>Instituto de Fisiología Experimental (IFISE)
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>Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
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>2000 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