No matter your industry or the size of your operation, your pneumatic or other low pressure fluidic systems may run into challenges that require adaptive or creative solutions. Let’s explore some specific examples of how modified fittings can come to the rescue across a range of industries and needs.  

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With sizes, materials, connector types, and additional functionality, there are more fitting combinations for your low-pressure system than you could possibly count. So, what happens when you know the perfect fitting is possible, but you can’t find it anywhere? Learn how fitting modification can unlock more simplified, cost-effective, and efficient flow, and what some suppliers are doing to help.

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Value-added services improve quality while adding efficiency and reducing costs

Custom fittings, small production run tubing assemblies, medical sub-assemblies, bagging and clean room repackaging all have important roles in process budgeting, planning and design. 

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Keep inventory under control so you can focus on what you do best

The key to manufacturing competitiveness is taking care of valuable resources. Businesses that reduce management distractions, minimize inventory-carrying costs and focus on core competencies improve their competitive advantage. Outsourcing inventory management can be useful for achieving these goals.

Inventory management is important to any business trying to remain competitive and profitable while continuing to grow.

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Supply chain excellence built on collaboration - The ISM Difference

Strategic procurement and supply management
Planning and organizing purchases is vital in business. Purchases affect facilities maintenance, design development and the production of final products. The best suppliers bring specialized experience and technical skills to all these challenges.

Supplier expertise contributes enhanced part sourcing plus it adds options for specialized add-on services. Useful services often include individualized kitting, bundling, parts customization and ...

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ISM production department gets a precision high speed tubing cutter

Expanded ISM custom services
The ISM production department has added a new piece of equipment to their toolbox: a high speed automated tubing cutter. This countertop cutter is able to cut up to 100 feet of tubing per minute. That’s fast! Even with very short lengths of tubing that require more frequent cuts, the machine still cuts an average of 65 feet per minute. This is exceptionally useful ...

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Easy access to technical references means smarter designs

Resources and resource pages are collections of useful and informative technical reference information, articles and guides. Experiencing the ISM difference means access to useful technical information. It makes choosing fluid and gas flow control components faster, safer and easier.

Engineers and designers usually need to refer back to relevant ...

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The ISM Difference - It matters every time you contact your partner vendor for help and advice

When using a supplier's website or contacting them for a component part, you have some specific ideas in mind. It can be surprisingly difficult though, finding something that works right off-the-shelf.

What to do next? Rethink the design idea or keep searching?

Wouldn’t it be better if there were one single source you could turn to? The best option is a  ...

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