As discussed in Chapters 2 and 14, one of the problems encountered in connection with the discussion of technologies that have been known for centuries, and have been developed empirically and independently for different applications and industries, is that the reader of books and the student of the methods and processes find an often confusing terminology. Even the suppliers of equipment may present themselves in a manner that does not unequivocally define their activities. To help locate information, two different indexes are offered.
The first section is a list of addresses, telephone, and fax numbers as well as web sites of vendors of equipment for size enlargement by agglomeration and of some peripheral techniques. It is subdivided into fields of activities and, if a vendor is active in different areas, its listing is repeated again under the appropriate heading. Of course, no claim for completeness is made and mentioning a specific vendor does not constitute an endorsement by the author of this book or its publishers. Also included is a listing of some tollers or contract manufacturers (Section 9.2) with a description of their activities.
The second section is a subject index, which often provides many page numbers for the same topic.
List of Vendors
When planning the book "Agglomeration Processes -Phenomena, Technologies, Equipment" [B.97], the author intended to prepare a worldwide, comprehensive list of vendors of agglomeration equipment and of associated resources and services. To that end, he collected technical and process information, particularly in Europe, North America, and Japan. It was found that in Australia, India, the Near East, South America as well as Africa and in many smaller countries, sources of agglomeration equipment are primarily local subsidiaries of foreign companies or foreign and home office representatives. Other sources are international engineering companies and their local subsidiaries and representatives which are specifying and using European, North American, and Japanese equipment.