What is it all about?
Where did it come from?
Where is it going?
Historically, it was impossible to earn a living selling hose and fittings. Today there are several thousand hydraulic hose and fitting distributors making a living doing just that: Selling Hydraulic Hose and Fittings. Specifically, they are in the Hydraulic hose and fitting business. They are not in the fluidline business, nor are they addressing the untapped market of non-hydraulic applications.
In an increasingly customer service driven world, consumers will start to require “full service” fluidline function from their distributors. Distributors who continue to focus exclusively on the hydraulics will witness a dramatic decline of the market share they have enjoyed for so long. Simply put, hydraulic hose and fitting distributors must become fluidline distributors that can serve all industries while maintaining their hydraulic hose fabrication and bulk sales programs.
In any given community, there are well over fifty different customer categories the Tubes n’ Hoses fluidline distributor can serve that brand name hydraulic hose distributors can not and do not service. With proper marketing, the expansion that Tubes n’ Hoses can bring to a hydraulic hose distributor will bring in as much or more profit than their present business.
In recent years, we have seen the addition of special applications brought on by newer designs and advanced technology. For example:
- The automotive and mobile equipment industry has brought us air conditioning, steering systems, fuel systems, oil and lubrication systems, cooling systems, ride control and classic management systems along with numerous other specialty applications.
- The construction industry generated several potentials in terms of pneumatic, material transfer, dewatering, material placement hot fluids and steam, hydraulic, hammer systems, lift systems, and again several specialty applications.
The following is a generalized list of industries with tremendous service, repair and supply needs:
- Marine industry
- Forestry and timber industries
- Power and generating industries
- Agriculture
- Food industry (in several categories)
- Refuse industry
- Cleaning industry
- Hospitals and health care
- Petroleum industry
- Ground support for aircraft
- Federal, State and Government facilities
- Vending industry
- Citrus and Citrus processing industries
- Laundry industry
This is just to scratch the surface, as there are far more unmentioned industries that the Tubes n’ Hoses fluidline distributors can tap into.
What is the ultimate destiny of the fluidline industry? It continues to expand with every new model of ever machine of vehicle that is produced world wide. Working pressures are increasing, systems are becoming more intricate, materials are becoming more sophisticated, shapes and designs are becoming more complicated, chemicals are becoming increasingly critical. Sealing systems and connectors are changing. Tube and hose materials are constantly evolving.
Where is it going? What does the future hold? The answer is simple. It is inevitable that the fluidline industry will continue to grow. Will you be a part of the largest service industry?
America’s New Service Industry:
“The Fluidline Industry”
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"I found a way to offer a very unique service with virtually no competition with Tubes n' Hoses. The bender and end forming capabilities are unmatched at this price point. Only industrial high production manufacturing equipment can top it. The hydraulic shops in the area refer their customers to me for the impossible. We have expanded from just doing a/c hose to so much more, and it's fun. I would highly recommend the Tubes n' Hoses system. Especially if in a rural location or area that has heavy concentrations of agricultural/mining activity. We have a huge competition in the hydraulics here so we concentrate on automotive, and the hydraulic shops hate to deal with automotive, so they refer customers here daily. Auto parts stores even bring us hoses to have made for their customers. For my business, they system has changed our situation. We've been able to scale the system to provide us with a solid income that allows us to provide a very unique service to our existing customers and open avenues to new ones." -Bob Steinmann, Century Auto Air
"Like many folks, I am resistant to change. I looked at the Tubes n' Hoses system for 5 years before I made the commitment to myself and the shop that this could be good. With the addition of the system to our shop, we have been able to diversify our client base. We are now doing many jobs, which before we had to turn away. With the constant expansion of our city and counties, we have had an influx of heavy equipment. Nearly all heavy equipment relies on hydraulic systems. My customers know that when I use my Tubes n' Hoses equipment, they are getting a superior product hand made to the exact specifications they request. Customers and shops around the country are noticing what we do. Our out of state customers have never been displeased with the turnaround time, thanks to the Tubes n' Hoses system. Owning this system can be a life changing decision and I highly recommend making the upgrade to your own shop to serve your customers in ways you could not before. After years of looking at just about every system on the market I have not found any to compare with this one. Minute for minute this can and will improve your productivity and bottom line. I wholeheartedly recommend Tubes n' Hoses!"
"When first looking at the Tubes n' Hoses system there were a couple of obstacles; one being lack of knowledge on knowing how to utilize everything the machine offers, and the second being the cost of the machine itself. When we made the decision to purchase, we found out how much the machine offers, how much it helped our customer's needs, and it felt good to be self sufficient! We like all the features of the machine, but the tube bending station really helps out, especially when you are bending the bigger sized tubing. Again, it goes back to satisfying our customers needs. As I mentioned before there are many things the machine offers. It is capable of upsizing/downsizing, beading, and flaring multiple sized tubing. Crimping standard and reduced barrier A/C hose. The list goes on! I would recommend this system. The machine is capable of doing so many things. Basically, it comes down to being self-sufficient and satisfying our customer needs, which is our NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!"