The Solution
To circumvent the issues posed by the accumulation table’s unique electrical connections, Controlled Fluids created a connection that could serve as a bridge between the accumulation table and other valves. This custom electrical connection would allow the customer greater flexibility with directional valves that could be used with the accumulation table.
The custom electrical connector provided the customer with a degree of freedom that they had not yet experience
After the addition of the new electrical system, the customer was no longer dependent upon purchasing valves from overseas and could now use domestically sourced directional valves.
The Results
This flexibility has allowed the customer to greatly reduce the costs associated with ordering spare valves as they are able to save money on import fees. Furthermore, instead of facing lead times of up to thirty weeks from Germany, the customer can now expect lead times of around six weeks by purchasing valves domestically.
This drastic reduction in lead times has the additional benefit of giving the customer the flexibility to not maintain large stocks of spare parts, which has reduced costs associated with warehousing spares.
