Orbit Medical Technologies, Joliet, Ill., specializes in the sales, service and refurbishing of diagnostic imaging systems including CT, MRI, Mammography, Mobile X-ray, Radiography and Fluoroscopy equipment. The company acquires systems from around the country and its engineers test everything thoroughly before removal, professional de-install, and shipment back to their facility.

"We stage them so inspection is also an option to our clients. We also provide turnkey solutions as far as installation goes and commission them all the way to the final destination site," said Nader Alfaqeeh, director of sales. Any defective parts are replaced and the functionality of the system tested for optimal performance.


Customers include hospitals, imaging centers, and other health care providers. The company does business in the U.S., Europe, Far East, Middle East, South America, and Australia. "We have customers in South America that just purchase equipment from us and they handle the installation at their end," Alfaqeeh said. "Most of our clients in Asia are mainly companies that are doing the same type of business but over there in their own local market. Being an American company here in Chicago we have access to better equipment or updated equipment that comes out on our American market that we would be able to purchase and fix up and refurbish and put it right back into the used market."

He noted that government hospitals overseas often have the funds to buy new equipment so the private sector remains the company's chief market.

The bottom line in this wide open field is that a company must demonstrate a solid reputation, which Orbit Medical Technologies ensures with its DOTmed Certification.

"Being DOTmed Certified adds more confidence to the clients .... once a customer finds a company that actually stands behind what they advertise and they know for sure it is equipment available for sale, they tend to come back for their future business."

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