Feasibility Phase

Phase One of Design & Implementation

The Feasibility Phase has two distinct parts; the Application Feasibility Study or AFS and the Implementation Feasibility Study or IFS.

The Application Feasibility Study (AFS) is performed on the client's premises in order to determine whether the chosen ePAT technology is capable of making the appropriate measurements, with the required performance criteria. A full Application Report is presented to the customer following the AFS.

At the same time the AFS is being executed, an Implementation Feasibility Study (IFS) is performed. The IFS involves inspection of the plant unit operation, where the PAT is to be implemented, by one of Expo Technologies' project engineers. Considerations such as plant environment, sample interface, routine calibration, wireless communication and placement of the PAT onto the unit operation are all assessed as part of the IFS.

The AFS and IFS documents, including analytical results and design drawings of the proposed implementation, are presented to the client in an Implementation Proposal. The Implementation Phase may then be entered.