The Importance of Proper Parker Hose and Fitting Inventory Management

When a hose distributor fabricates hundreds of assemblies daily, inches and millimeters matter. The smallest mistakes can create scrap or add extra expense for your organization.

For example, mismatching a high-pressure hose and fitting can lead to a catastrophic failure that could cause serious injury or property damage. Selecting an ERP system with features built specifically for hose fabricators like TrulinX helps avoid these costly errors.

Inventory Management

Parker manufactures a wide variety of high-quality hose products in multiple sizes. From their Push-Lok multipurpose hose to their Parkrimp crimpers, you’ll find the largest selection of hose fittings and accessories to meet your needs.

Incompatible hose/fitting pairings can leak and fail, causing costly production downtime and potentially serious injuries and damage. The proper hose/appropriate combination is designed and tested for maximum efficiency. Using mixed manufactured components just because they look similar can result in less than optimum crimp dimensions and pressure ratings. VBH Technologies can eliminate these problems and other potential issues through our vendor-managed inventory program. Our kits reduce purchasing and re-supply costs, eliminate stock-outs and help you to be more efficient and profitable.

Inventory Control

The pressure ratings of hoses and fittings can differ by manufacturer, and it’s important to know these differences when pairing components for a hose assembly. Using incompatible hose and fitting pairings can cause leaks, blow-offs or even fatal injuries.

The proper choice of hose material, working temperature range and rated burst and impulse life reduces maintenance and downtime costs and improves ROI. A better understanding of hose and tubing selection will also ensure you can achieve your production goals.

Parker Stores are a network of independently owned retail storefront operations that provide sales and support for fluid connector products. The stores offer various parker hose & fitting inventory Charlotte NC, for hydraulic hoses, industrial hoses, and hose crimpers in the mid-Atlantic region. In addition, they provide several services, including plant maintenance, bin stocking, welding, inventory control and fabrication. Their stocked inventory and service capabilities help customers maximize uptime and production goals.

Inventory Planning

The system specifications and requirements drive a hose fabricator’s inventory planning. For example, hose length must be precise to avoid scrap and to ensure the fabricated hose meets the customer’s application. Likewise, hose diameter and wall thickness must match compatible fittings to prevent leaks and other downtime issues.

When a hose breaks in your production line, a replacement must be ready immediately. But if you have not planned, the process could be interrupted while you find a hose store with your specific fittings in stock and wait for it to arrive.

This is why leveraging an ERP with a pre-built inventory management solution like TrulinX is a best practice. The software’s feature set is designed with hose distributors, fabricators and fluid power products in mind. Tribute’s long-term partnerships with industry peers and manufacturers have helped to create features that streamline the hose fabricator’s workflow. These features make your staff more efficient and productive.

Inventory Audit

Your business must have the right Parker hose and fittings in stock. VBH Technologies offers a customized Parker hose and fitting inventory management program. The program saves customers money by not worrying about ordering and restocking. In addition, it eliminates stock-outs and prevents the company from having to tie up cash in excess inventory.

Whether you need a hose for an emergency or a planned project, having the correct hose in stock is key to maintaining equipment performance. Hydraulic hose failures account for 35 to 65 percent of all mobile equipment downtime.

A hose with the incorrect fit can lead to leaks and even failure in extreme cases. A well-thought-out hose assembly audit, like the one Colliflower offers, helps avoid this issue. The audit document lets a hose fabricator record the correct length while noting the crimp specifications and die selection. This information is crucial to preventing costly mistakes.