 | Our DM+Q programme has shown that not all hydraulic hoses are created equal - but even that is not the whole story.
By effectively becoming part of the customer's design team Europower can not only ensure the integrity of individual components, but also advise on system layout.
This is called the Integrated Supplier Programme, and it plays a vital part in the quality equation.
Unsuitable installations for example, can threaten the efficiency of an otherwise adequate system. Inconsistent flow conditions, twists in the hose, tight bends, all can cause premature failure.
Quality is often compromised by the immense pressures to meet very tight prototype and production deadlines.
Thats why Europower's Integrated Supplier Programme includes a closely-knit team of qualified engineers covering sales, design, cost and quotations, and methods engineering. They won't disappear the moment the order pad is signed. You can rely on their expertise to nurse the job through internal systems until production deliveries are running regularly and consistently. It is this nursery approach that enables the smooth transition from prototype to production.
What the Integrated Supplier Programme offers is therefore not always the cheapest system, but ultimately the most cost effective solution to the problem. What's more the cost is, for the first time, a single, known, quantifiable cost, because the unpredictable cost of failure... of down time and warranty claims ... is effectively removed from the equation. |
