Industrial Supply House Finds Next-Day Source for Custom-Fabricated Filters

When an industrial supply house wanted custom-fabricated filters with super-short lead times, Duraflow Industries delivered. The industrial distributor, a nearly 100-year old company that carries products from leading brands, works with vendors who provide everything from abrasives to Z-moly powder. Some manufacturers can ship standard items on tight timetables, but next-day deliveries of custom-fabricated products can be challenging. With Duraflow, however, speedy delivers of custom filters are easy.

The value that Duraflow provides doesn't stop there. From its headquarters near Cleveland, Ohio, Duraflow sends drop shipments that use the industrial supply company's own packing lists. Duraflow custom-fabricates a wide range of filters, too. By keeping a variety of materials in stock, Duraflow can start production without waiting to place an order for components that could take a long time to arrive. By comparison, most other filter manufacturers have lead times of several weeks on custom products.     

Strengthening the Supply Chain

At industrial supply houses, special order departments can face serious challenges - especially when customers expect next-day deliveries. Specialty products need to be feasible to manufacture, competitively priced, and assembled with care. Along the supply chain, contract manufacturers need to work quickly and without compromising quality. The ability to pull materials from inventory instead of placing special orders can accelerate production and, ultimately, support customer satisfaction.

On-time deliveries aren't the only challenge, however. Special order departments need manufacturing partners who are responsive to their requests, and that have the ability to work with different shapes, sizes, and materials. When each order is custom, a manufacturer's flexibility is especially important. It's not enough to keep all of the common, commodity-type materials in stock. With custom fabrication, a manufacturer may need to make one-off filters using non-standard materials.       

Filter Variety and Next-Day Delivery

Today, Duraflow is leveraging its inventory management and manufacturing capabilities to provide the industrial supply house with next-day deliveries of high-quality, custom-fabricated filters. Examples include filtration products made with stainless steel or galvanized materials, as well as fiberglass filters and electrostatic filters. The quantities are smaller because the orders are custom, but every product requires a commitment to both speed and quality.   

As a dependable supply chain partner, Duraflow also provides the industrial supply company with drop shipment services that support next-day deliveries. For custom-fabricated filters that keep the promises an industrial supply house makes, Duraflow Industries delivers.

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