September 2003
- Letter from the President
- DIGIFIL™ Filling System
- Capital Equipment Tax Incentives
- National Instrument Company Website Info
- Promotional Discount
- FAQ
- Visit the FILAMATIC Website
We look forward to working with you to address your liquid filling system requirements. Please feel free to offer any suggestions as to how we can increase the value of this eNewsletter to you.
Robert A. Rosen
President/CEO
DIGIFILä Filling Systems are designed for a wide variety of filling applications and product types due to the utilization of the widest range of liquid metering systems in the industry. Available metering systems include Piston Pumps (Stainless Steel and/or Ceramic construction), Lobe Pumps, Gear Pumps, Peristaltic Pumps, Flow Meters, and Time-Pressure Systems.
To learn more about the features available in a DIGIFIL™ Filling System, click here.
President Bush has signed into law new temporary tax relief legislation aimed at supporting capital equipment investment. The law contains a 50% expensing allowance for capital equipment purchased between May 6, 2003 and December 31, 2004 and put into operation by December 31, 2004.
The new law, when combined with a typical seven year asset depreciation plan, allows a company to write off up to $57,000 of a $100,000 capital equipment purchase in the first year. The table below provides a comparison of the old (the law in effect prior to the temporary change enacted in 2002) and new laws as applied to a machine purchase valued at $100,000.00:
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Capital equipment purchase price
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First year depreciation percentage
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First year depreciation expense
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First year tax savings @ 35% corporate rate
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| Pre-2002 tax law |
$100,000
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14%
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$14,000
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$4,900
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| 2003 temporary tax law |
$100,000
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57%
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$57,000
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$19,950
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| Differential / Tax savings |
43%
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$43,000
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$15,050
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SPECIAL RULE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
The new law provides additional benefits for businesses whose equipment purchases of all kinds do not exceed $400,000.00. Qualifying small businesses get to expense the first $100,000.00 through December 31, 2005. The 50% expensing allowance can be taken on any remaining basis of the machine. In other words, a qualifying small business that buys a $100,000.00 machine can expense it all in the first year.
Contact Mary, Belén, or Jodi in our Customer Service Department (800-526-1301 x258) and mention the four-character alphanumeric code "MBJ3", to receive a 10% discount on spare parts orders. Also receive a 5% discount on the purchase of these Bench-Top Filling Systems: FILAMATIC® Model AB, AB-5, AB-8, DAB-5, or DAB-8. For those items that would already qualify for a standard quantity discount (e.g. four or more Filling Units and/or nozzles, six or more glass syringes for use with FU-0 or FU-50 filling units, and 50 or more filling unit wear components), a 5% incremental discount will be applied. Maximum discount amount per customer location during the term of the offer is $500.00. Orders must be placed directly through the NIC Customer Service Department. Hurry, this special offer expires Friday, October 17th.
Q: Can National Instrument Company provide product or material certification information?
A: Yes, when requested, the information is typically supplied in the form of one or more material lot numbers shown on the packing list that accompanies the shipment of the components.
Q: We are experiencing product dripping at the tip of the filling nozzle. Will replacing the valve weights with valve springs stop the dripping?
A: Yes, if the dripping is the result of a small amount of positive head pressure in the product supply.
Q: We have misplaced the instruction manual(s) for our FILAMATIC® filler. Are replacement manuals available?
A: Yes, replacement manuals may be obtained for any FILAMATIC® filling system once National Instrument Company has been supplied with the relevant serial number. The cost of the manual(s) varies depending upon factors such as the age and/or operational complexity of the system.
Q: Does National Instrument Company have a minimum order value?
A: Yes, the minimum order value is $50.00.
Q: Does National Instrument Company accept credit cards as a form of payment?
A: Yes, VISA and Mastercard are accepted at this time.
Pull-down menus, which remain available at the top of every webpage, are provided to assist a visitor in navigating throughout the website, or in contacting NIC. A brief corporate history, a message from NIC's President (Robert Rosen), a number news releases, and employment opportunities may be found in the "About Us" menu. The links found in the "Products" menu allow website visitors to access information on specific FILAMATIC® equipment/machinery types such as automatic/semi-automatic fillers, Cubitainer® production systems, and a variety of liquid metering systems. Use of the "Applications" menu provides access to industry-specific information, and representative packaging applications, via links labeled "Pharmaceutical/Biotech", "Diagnostic/Medical", "Cosmetic/Personal Care", "Food/Beverage", "Household Products", and "Chemical Specialty".
The website's featured products include the new, single digit changeover, DIGIFILä line of liquid filling systems. DIGIFILä systems minimize changeover time between production runs via utilization of a DOCKAFILä dockable trolley configuration (U.S. and foreign patents pending) and may be equipped with a variety of liquid metering systems (e.g. piston pumps, rotary lobe and gear pumps, flowmeters, peristaltic pumps) to maximize versatility and flexibility. Other featured products include multi-function monobloc systems, in-case filling and capping systems, and molten product filling systems. Information on additional FILAMATIC® products (e.g. bench-top/semi-automatic filling systems, piston pumps) is also readily accessible.
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