In the front are my German cousins, Sunni and Berthold. In the back is me, of course, and Carol. Don’t know he guys on the motorcycle.
So here are a few images from our trip to Italy and Germany. Take a moment to look at these remarkable mountains in the Dolomites. You would think that only Hollywood would dream […]
The reason BMW left out my friend’s charging pad was a lack of computer chips. I guess they said, “ABS braking or charging pad” and decided on the brakes. Excellent choice.
Our x-ray industry is having the same problem. I heard from several dealers in the fall that x-ray generators were on back-order or shipments were delayed for many weeks. Being […]
One constant in my business is that every year brings new opportunities and new surprises. As most of you know, my brokerage work focuses on the types of products the independent x-ray dealer sells. I do on occasion sell CT’s or MRI’s and x-ray equipment from the majors, like GE, Siemens and Philips. Mostly, though, I focus on x-ray rooms, […]
He has to remain anonymous to you, but he is well known to me. This technical expert does “acceptancy testing” for one of the largest x-ray users in the world. Trust me, I really don’t think there is a larger customer.
Many years ago, this expert selected our Pehamed quality assurance products for himself and others on his team. Over the […]
“May you live in interesting times”1
was something my dad’s generation would say.
I am wondering if they had 2020 in mind.
Pandemic, sheltering at home, reimagining
our business lives, the largest, most contentious national election in our
lives, 400,000 Americans dead of a virus unknown twelve months previously, the storming
of the US Capital…and that was only in our own trading territory.
Those of you who […]
I’ve told part of this story before.
I started in the “x-ray” business in 1981, having bought a
small company that made x-ray viewboxes.
You can’t buy a sub-compact car today for what I paid for that business,
which was housed in a 2,500 square foot triangular-shaped building. But it sure was real money to me.
Within the year, we showed at the RSNA where […]
For those readers who have already converted to renewable energy or perhaps are too young to know the term “King Coal”, a canary in the coal mine is an allusion to caged canaries (birds) that miners would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in the mine, the gases would kill […]
These last two weeks have been crazy for many of my clients
as they rush to help healthcare providers source equipment and prepare for the
wave of patients that most experts believe will be coming to most communities.
The shelves have been emptied of most of the critically
needed general medical equipment from beds, to ventilators, patient monitors,
thermometers, etc. You may have noticed
that I […]
One of the major equipment companies has offered these suggestions
for cleaning CR and DR products.
We thought we would pass them on to you.
We have paraphased this information
These are mostly general, common sense pointers but may be
of benefit to remind your clients and users at this time of great concern.
We have not recommended specific cleaning agents as these
may vary […]
When I bought a little “viewbox” manufacturer in 1981 many
of my peers told me it was a great move.
I had bought something akin to a paper towel manufacturer; something
everyone was going to need forever and, better yet, there were a limited number
of suppliers and a very stable market for viewboxes.
It was wasn’t until 1983 that our company bought its […]
