In a new service to the machine tool industry, The Torrington Company now packages bearings and related components into pre-assembled kits, helping manufacturers achieve real savings in procurement, material handling and inventory reduction. Equipment makers, following an industry trend toward reducing their supplier base and streamlining their purchasing process, are looking to vendors to provide expanded component systems and assemblies. Today, we've become a cost effective system supplier, procuring parts from multiple sources, assembling the kits at a central location, and shipping them to our customers, all through a process which ultimately saves them money. From initial order to their final assembly into a machine, kits can reduce the non-value added activity associated with the management and handling of material. They also reduce an OEM's inactive inventory, since reduction of material handling time allows inventory to be more quickly converted to active status.
Assembled kits minimize wasted steps of having to locate individual parts from multiple suppliers.
Now, a technician needs to pull only one part number from inventory and deal with a single source on any questions concerning that assembly. And Torrington engineers help ensure that all multi-source components are properly matched and are the optimal choice for the specific kit application. The end result has enabled our customers to facilitate ordering, simplify manufacturing and boost productivity. If you have questions or comments about this site contact the webmaster.