According to the data presented by Anima Confindustria a general economic recovery is expected in the near future, but the main problem will continue to be the price of raw materials. As such, finished products will be subject to price increases.
But some players on the hydraulic market will not be affected by delays so much.
We are all afraid of the unknown, with some more than others, because it generates a sense of discomfort. As opposite, when we move within the “comfort zone” of something we know well, we experience a sense of ease.
But why are we discussing fear? Because in our daily life but also at a professional level, it can be a limit yet also serve as a possibility for growth.
It is not rare in Interfluid to receive requests for a product of a specific brand, that the customer has trusted for many years and that had the chance to test and verify on long term applications.
One of the main values of a brand stands in the trustworthy relationship it creates with its customers. In time they become loyal to the brand and reluctant to substitute it in favour of a new brand. But by exploring something new we can obtain benefits that cannot be measured until we are not brave enough to experiment.
According to the data presented by Anima Confindustria in a webinar entitled "Fluctuation in raw material prices and impact on industrial production", a general economic recovery is expected in the near future, but the main problem will continue to be the price of raw materials such as copper, oil and steel, to name a few. As such, finished products will be subject to price increases, which will exist alongside delays associated with the issue of handling goods, with the consequent increase of the climate of market uncertainty, rendering it impossible to make forecasts.
Do solutions to this problem exist? Business investment support plans will be needed, but are any solutions available in the short term?
Products ready for delivery and warranty
Intrefluid supports the companies that help on how to choose the most suitable hydraulic pump for any need.
Our experience in the trade of hydraulic components has taught us that having products ready for delivery is a key parameter for companies, aside from the obvious technical reliability of the products we offer.
According to the final data processed by UCIMU’s Centro Studi & Cultura di Impresa and discussed during the annual meeting on 12th July, in 2020, the production of robot and automation machine tools recorded a decrease of 20.4% compared to 2019. The result was caused by the reduction in deliveries by manufacturers on the domestic market, which fell by 20.3% and at the same time by the drop in exports with a -20.5% on the previous year.
Even in the complex current market situation, we thought of how we could help companies that contact us
- to solve a technical problem,
- to put a machine back into operation,
- to avoid production delays of hydraulic power units or industrial machinery.
We have had a collaboration with Hydraut since 2010, a brand that was little known at the time, and hand-picked for the quality that it allowed us to offer and the possibilities of mutual future development that we were sure could be achieved.
Time has proved us right.
In over 10 years of collaboration, more than 10,000 pumps have been sold with a detected defect index of less than 1%.
We have therefore chosen to increase the number of products in stock with a selection of the most requested in terms of performance and price, in order to be able to offer immediate delivery whenever possible. Our vast expertise in fixed and variable displacement axial piston pumps, vane pumps and hydraulic valves has allowed us to identify alternative brands over the years that offer quality performance at a competitive price.
Now we have an additional advantage.
Having thousands of interchangeable pumps, valves and hydraulic components in stock allows us to bypass the problem regarding delivery times, which for many brands are several weeks longer than standard due to delays in supplies caused by the global pandemic.
We have continued to invest in our stock in recent years, purchasing two vertical warehouses a year on average to meet the ambitious goal of having most of the products in our portfolio ready for delivery.
Thanks to the technical expertise acquired by our staff, we can also manipulate pumps and valves according to operational needs and test them on our internal test bench, in order to guarantee products of impeccable quality. Hydraut products are valid alternatives to the most popular brands in terms of mechanical interchangeability and performance, and are ideal for primary needs related to the construction of hydraulic power units and press revamping operations.
To offer our customers additional product reliability, we regularly carry out on-site checks at all Hydraut suppliers, and perform periodic quality controls.
We also offer a doubled warranty period for all Hydraut products compared to that of competitors, which extends up to 24 months from delivery.
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