The Masterflex Group has once again demonstrated its innovative strength in a customer project in the textile machinery industry. What began as a discussion about hose trends developed into comprehensive process optimisation: instead of individual hoses, Masterflex supplied fully assembled hose sets that are ready for immediate use.
The result: significant time and cost savings for the customer and freed-up capacity for its employees. Tailor-made, ready-made solutions such as these demonstrate how Masterflex contributes to greater efficiency in industry with its engineering services for hose systems.
- Advantages of moulded hoses Special solutions compared to roll goods:
- Ready-to-use assembled hose sets
- Flexural fatigue and tensile strength moulded hoses guarantee significantly higher bending radii than roll goods.
- Save space and complex connection technology in tight installation situations.
- No pressure loss due to kinking of the hose.
- Maximised durability under mechanical loads.
The custom-designed pneumatic and fluid hoses (moulded hoses as sets) in this project example are extruded, assembled and installed to deliver maximum performance in operation. In industrial applications where pneumatics and fluid technology play a central role, tailor-made solutions are increasingly the preferred alternative to standard solutions. ‘A sales representative who is in close contact with our customers recently asked me about the future of special solutions for our industry. I replied that I am firmly convinced that customised solutions are already the standard for many niche and special applications,’ emphasises Managing Director Christian Horstkötter.
Complex motion sequences and tight installation situations increasingly require more flexible high-performance hoses. Our special solutions made of PU and PA, for example, offer high elasticity, kink resistance, oil and grease resistance, and optimum pressure resistance – all in a material mix that meets the highest demands.
“At Masterflex, we don't just develop standard products, we also make specific adjustments, such as custom colour designs or branding for customers. However, it gets particularly exciting when specific customer requirements necessitate design changes to the product. The adaptation or development of targeted solutions, along with our flexibility and ability to respond to individual customer requests, form a central pillar of our strategy,” adds Mirko Baldus, Sales Manager D-A-CH. Watch the spotlight video with Sales Manager Mirko Baldus!
Specialists from different disciplines work together in the Masterflex Group's engineering services workflow. The group's sales, engineering and technical staff develop tailor-made special solutions that are precisely tailored to customer requirements.
‘Instead of individual components, we supply ready-made hose sets that enable quick and easy installation. This significantly reduces the effort involved in procurement and installation, while ensuring maximum process reliability and efficiency,’ Baldus continues.
