Hydraulic Cylinders

Wrong Selection of

Hydraulic Cylinder Companies

and Purchase of Wrong Hydraulic Cylinder

HAS RESULTED IN LOSSES OF

• Rs. 1,30,000 ($1,750) to a paper mill machinery supplier as a pair of hydraulic cylinders could not lift the required load.
• Rs. 53,000 ($705) in replacement cost as the hydraulic cylinder made out of untested steel developed cracks and started leaking after 3 months of service.
• Over Rs. 1 crore ($133,300) as the launch of a car was delayed as a critical material handling cylinder was not manufactured on time.
• Rs. 81,00,000 ($108,000) on account of project delay as a long delivery hydraulic cylinder was found to be 5mm longer then the approved drawing & would not fit at the time of machine assembly.
• Rs. 3,60,000 ($4,800) a heating equipment expert had to face embarrassment when the spare seal kit did not fit in the failed cylinders. They had to send technicians abroad to resolve the problems.
• Oil spill from a leaky hydraulic cylinders resulted in rejection of a container of paper plates in U.K. resulting in losses of over Rs. 1 crore($ 133,000) & black listing of the supplier.