Runners and Repeaters

Bulk Manufacturing at Swagelok Bristol

Posted by Lorna Hicks on Oct 7, 2019 10:29:49 AM
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Are you swaging hundreds if not thousands of tube fittings?  

We can assemble Swagelok product  in high volume. We supply you ready swaged connected and tested fittings, tube and systems. Saving you valuable time and workshop space.

Why do our customers ask us to do this? 
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Simple configurations are often easy for our customers workshops to produce however if they are producing a lot of pieces that are the same it can be really cost-effective to request us to assemble them before delivery.

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Instead of ordering the components to do the job why not ask us to do the job for you. We then send out the assembled components for you - ensuring no wastage costs and the correct assembly.  

Batch Repeat Manufacturing

In this image to the right - the customer was originally ordering the tube, fitting and assembling in-house. We now assemble these prior to delivery, the assembly comprises of a small section of bent tube with the correctly fitted tube fitting. You receive perfect production with no wastage costs. We hold these bespoke components as stock and you(the customer) will order as a monthly call-off order to suit your usage requirements.

Quantity Discounts

We forecast the yearly volumes with you. We supply to the monthly requirement and also leverage the quantity discounts against a full year's worth of purchasing. This means you receive the manufactured components at the lowest possible price whilst receiving and being invoiced only for the amount required each month. We can also manufacture the products in larger quantities reducing the labour time and these savings are also passed on to you.

Complexity of manufactured components

Complexity of the items can vary from the simple bent tube assemblies not limited to; grab sample panels, various fluid distribution cabinets/panels and pressure reduction panels. Components can be assembled with Swagelok tube fittings or orbitally welded. 

Sample Panels/Gas Pods

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We can also manufacture and stock various modular items, such as base builds and assemble them to your needs. If you change configuration we can part-assemble and adjust to each order - this means we can mitigate longer lead times by starting the assemblies and still be flexible with the build of a final panel. 

3rd Party Items

We also complete builds with third party items, which means that you don’t need to worry about dealing with multiple different suppliers. We can correspond with metal fabricators, electrical wiring contractors and many others to provide a solution that best fits your needs. We aim to provide a simple “plug-and-play" solution from order to delivery including consolidating paperwork and reducing administration time. 

High Purity Environment 

We can part-assemble in our Class 6 Clean Room. We consider the individual requirements and the assemblies can be packaged in line with the level of cleanliness required.  

Your Different Requirements

Most of our 'runners and repeaters' are customer specific. So we start the conversation with you about your requirements.

Topics: expertise loss, Service Support, Custom, Grab Sampling, fabrication

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Swagelok Bristol strives to help keep our customers differentiated by sharing relevant, impactful and current information aimed at continuous improvement and addressing common issues businesses in the UK are facing.

Effective management of limited or finite resources (including human resource), sharing of technical knowledge and expertise, continuous improvement within the time/cost/quality relationship, and supporting with the latest stocking strategies, are all topics we will cover in this new blog.

In Pressure Point we will be sharing news from our engineers and factories, keeping you up to date on innovations and new product releases. We will also detail the services we offer and the successes we have had with customers.

If there are topics you would like us to investigate or blog on, please feel free to contact Lorna Hicks - lorna.hicks@swagelokbristol.co.uk 

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