Editorial Policy
Every product specification, model number, and application claim published on pratertechnical.com is verified against the manufacturer's current published source. This page documents the sourcing rules, the review process, and how to report a correction.
Sourcing standards
- Datasheet first — specifications come from the current manufacturer datasheet PDF for the named model. When a datasheet has been superseded, the latest revision is used; the prior revision is preserved internally for migration-path content.
- Catalog second — when a datasheet is unavailable for a sub-family, the published manufacturer catalog (current edition) is used. Catalog references are checked against the published price list when one exists.
- Factory engineering third — for application claims that the datasheet does not address (compatibility with a buyer's specific process, suitability for a non-standard installation), the answer comes from direct correspondence with the manufacturer's product engineering group, not from internal interpretation.
- Price-list status disclosed — for every brand, the price-list availability is documented internally. For rep-firm categories where no manufacturer price list exists (Electric Heating, Force & Pressure, Specialty Motors, Remote Solar Power) and for rep-firm lines elsewhere, pricing is quote-only by manufacturer policy — never approximated or inferred from a competitor. For distributor catalog SKUs (Raytek Mi3 stocked, Badger Vision, Badger RecordALL, plus other Badger lines as added), unit prices are published on our webstore.
What we will not publish
- Invented part numbers — if a model number cannot be verified against the source, the model is omitted, never approximated.
- Extrapolated ratings — temperature ranges, pressure ratings, motor torque, chamber capacity, and watt density are quoted exactly as the datasheet states. We do not interpolate between two listed sizes to claim an intermediate value.
- Generalized application claims — claims like "suitable for any process up to X" are replaced with the specific certifications and ratings the datasheet supports. NEMA, IEEE, IP, IEC, MIL-STD, and CRN designations are quoted exactly.
- Marketing superlatives — common rep-firm boilerplate adjectives are filtered out in editorial review. Published copy describes what an instrument or system does, not how it ranks against competitors.
- Pricing publication — for rep-firm lines (most categories), pricing, lead times, and quote terms are not published in static form (they change too quickly); request a current quote. For distributor catalog items (Raytek Mi3, Badger Vision, Badger RecordALL, plus other Badger lines as added), unit prices are published on our webstore.
- Exclusion language in territory copy — territory coverage is stated affirmatively, listing what is covered per principal manufacturer rather than enumerating excluded states.
Review and revision
- Dataset-level review — before any second-tier category page is published, every accordion's specifications are reconciled against the current manufacturer source (datasheet, catalog, or factory input). Sub-group structure, model coverage, and application claims are signed off by Scott Prater.
- Datasheet-grade depth — pages aim for the level of detail an engineering buyer would expect from a datasheet summary, not a brochure. Subtitle copy names specific models and part numbers, not just product categories.
- Standing review cadence — the published catalog is reviewed semi-annually paired with the SEO and schema audits. Material changes (line discontinuation, brand consolidation, new product family) trigger an out-of-cycle revision.
- Tracked changes — every revision lands as a git commit in a versioned repo; the commit history is the authoritative change log.
Corrections
To report an error — a specification that no longer matches the manufacturer's current datasheet, a discontinued model still listed as active, or a territory claim that conflicts with the principal manufacturer's current rep map — email sales@pratertechnical.com with the page URL, the specific claim in question, and the source you believe is correct. Corrections are logged, reviewed, and either applied with a same-day commit or escalated to factory engineering for confirmation.
Conflicts of interest
Prater Technical Partners is an independent commissioned representative; the firm earns commission on equipment sales for the principals it represents. The published catalog therefore reflects the lines the firm is contracted to represent, not a comparative survey of the broader market. Where a competitor product is mentioned (for example in a migration-path discussion from a discontinued legacy line), the mention is factual and does not extend to comparative claims about competing lines the firm does not represent.