How to Make a Successful Tube Fitting Supplier Switch
Article Published: October 12, 2022 9:23 AM
Last Updated: October 24, 2025 12:01 PM
Written by: Jack Carr
Customers seek out new tube fitting suppliers for many reasons such as delays, the inability to meet production specifications and inconsistent product performance. When deciding to switch, effective evaluation of other suppliers and switching seamlessly can be difficult. Selecting the correct supplier that you trust is important to keeping your instrumentation systems running smoothly. In this short blog, we will guide you in the right direction on how to assess tube fitting suppliers based on their resource availability, product performance, safety assurance and overall reliability.
1. Assess Safety and Resource Availability
Safety should be your top priority when looking to switch suppliers. Material quality and ample resources to help with the right installation of tube fittings are some of the considerations that should be made.
Make sure that there are clear and easy instructions for the installation of each tube fitting that include the product’s material, size and type. These instructions should avoid malfunctions or leaks. Your supplier should assist you from start to finish to guide you through the installation process.
The supplier should provide installation courses and data sheets that provide some additional help and training, along with more in-depth explanations.
It is important that you go for a supplier who are flexible and offer fittings that are exact to each of your design specifications and materials. The supplier must meet high production standards, such as maintaining a low Defects Per Million Opportunities (DPMO) count across individual product lines, having top quality safety protocols and benchmarking quality to six sigma measurements.
Before finalising your decision, look at the supplier’s interchange and intermix policy.
2. Product Quality
Look for these indications of high-quality production:
- In-house testing to find and remove poor quality products or designs.
- Full reports of products performance during endurance tests, pressure tests, hydraulic impulse pressure tests and vibration stress tests.
- Internal, in-house resolution processes, such as tracking RMA response times and corrective action reports to improve production and raise standards.
- Have third-party testing services.
- Trusted companies always have testimonials and references to prove and support their track record.
3. Evaluate Reliability
Finally, it is important to consider whether a supplier offers quick and reliable delivery and can help answer your questions in a timely manner. Businesses that need consistency and transparency should be going with a supplier who can meet delivery targets.
Make your Switch to Boiswood
Safety, product quality and reliability are the three most important factors Boiswood provides. Our ethos is based on a genuine commitment to hands-on service and support, whenever and wherever this is required. We work hard to provide high-quality services whilst being transparent and connected to our clients. Key priorities of ours are personalisation and communication – you will always have access to what you need.
We provide technologies from trusted partners and have a team of highly-skilled engineers who, with their great experience, can assist and provide to you throughout. Contact us today to find out more about us, or read our testimonials here.
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