Services

You’re covered in more ways than one

FCT ACTech’s Customer Service Agreements (CSAs) help you maximize productivity, optimize process efficiency, and obtain the best rate of return from your investment. Our factory-certified engineers and original, high-quality components deliver measurable benefits:

• Keep analyzers and ancillary equipment in optimal operating condition
• Improve process control for better quality and efficiency
• Ensure maximum up-time and minimum MTBF by preventing problems before they occur

The CSA typically includes elements such as:

Preventative Maintenance

Electrical and mechanical components degrade over time. Our scheduled, on-site Preventative Maintenance services are tailored to your needs in order to maximize the life of your analyzer and ancillary components and prevent issues from occurring. These services will help maintain optimal operating conditions and can include the following:

• Audit of each instrument included in the CSA
  • Review the accuracy and standard deviation of each instrument
  • Conduct stability tests of each instrument
  • Check health and condition of all mechanical and electrical components
  • Check computer software and configurations
  • Check instrument detector(s) resolution
• Replace non-crucial and worn or damaged parts where parts are included or available on-site
• Identify long-life, hard-wearing components potentially needing replacement
• Review spares usage; recommend ongoing stock levels
• Take corrective action for any issues identified
• Develop action plan to maximize accuracy, repeatability and availability of each instrument
• Train staff on common maintenance tasks
• Perform instrument safety checks
• Back-up system software

Contact and Response

Unplanned, emergency breakdowns can occur despite all preventative efforts. Our Contact and Response service diagnoses and resolves issues as quickly as possible. Access and Response service typically includes:

• Remote technical support. Our highly trained technical support staff is available 24/7/365 by phone and by remote internet connection into the instrument.
• Field service engineering team. Our factory trained and certified field service engineers provides backup to our R&D and technical support team with specific site knowledge. They are available on a short notice for on-site dispatch to resolve issues as required.
• Service engineering team. Our knowledgeable and experienced service engineers are available for both remote and on-site support for situations involving more complex analysis, software, or other control issues. They also assist in process optimization services.
• Research and development team. Our global R&D teams are always available to assist the technical support and field service staff with very complex issues, or to assist with new design enhancements.

Recovery and Assistance

Most reported issues can be diagnosed and resolved remotely by our team of technical support engineers. If our staff determines that on-site intervention is necessary, our field service or application engineers are ready to be dispatched as soon as possible. Priority will be given to CSA customers. Including Emergency Recovery and Assistance with the CSA means there are no additional charges for emergency visits and no delays to create a quote or a purchase order.

System audit visits and remote accuracy check

System audit visits are on-site services provided by a highly knowledgeable service engineer who will work with your staff to conduct a detailed system performance analysis and if necessary creates a plan for process optimization, taking corrective or adaptive actions to achieve the best measurement accuracy. If included in the scope of supply, our service engineer will also assess and make recommendations about any closed-loop control as appropriate. The system audit service should be conducted least once per year for maximum benefits.

Between the system audit visits, our remote accuracy check can help you sustain an optimal performance level by providing needed visibility into the process. Our service team will work with you to gather the necessary data from the instrument and the corresponding data from your lab. Our engineers will analyze the data and schedule a follow-up call with you review the results, recommend adjustments, and address any other concerns or questions you may have about the instrument performance.