‘ So why compromise on what you actually want if it is physically possible to achieve it at an affordable price ?’
PDUs
FEATURE that is a prerequisite when distance selling via the Internet . Quality of manufacturing system is one thing but quality of before and after sales support is also important . Dealing direct with the manufacturer to provide a solution to meet particular needs , make changes if necessary and in the event that the delivered item does not meet expectations totally , to be able to discuss and rectify the situation quickly helps ensure a returning customer , which surely all businesses seek .
Most PDUs are made by hard wiring one socket to another and whilst a production line test will reveal whether the assembler has achieved this with no cross polarity connections it will not reveal whether all the connections are adequately tightened or all the strands of the conductors are correctly bundled . This manner of assembly is very labour intensive and therefore has been the reason why so many PDUs have been imported in recent times . It was with a design brief to eliminate risk and reduce labour cost so manufacturing could remain within the UK that PDU Online developed a unique clip-together socket system that ensures true connections are made simply by snapping the socket modules together . The bus bars within the design have a cross sectional area of 5.00mm2 compared to the cabled versions of either 1.5mm2 ( 16amp ) or 2.5mm2 ( 25amp ) which allows units to be simply made to the often required 32 amp rating without significant upgrading of the assembly process . 100 % testing and full product traceability that accompanies each product is not only meeting compliance to the ISO standard but is simply good practice .
Distance selling does not necessarily mean being distanced from your customer . By having its own CAD design department PDU Online is able to enter a dialogue with its customers at the beginning of the process if necessary . Drawings can be produced which become a permanent record for any future repeat business or be used as part of any technical documents for CE compliance .
A full 3D design service is part of the support package offered
Whereas importers can only stock standard ranges and be at the mercy of time and tides , the business model of PDU Online is that no stock of finished product is actually carried but its usual 24 hour turn round is achieved by a flexible manufacturing approach where all materials and sub-assembly variants are immediately available within the factory . Having design and manufacture under one roof enables a quick and efficient process which is essential in an age where ordered today , delivered tomorrow is the expectation .
So why compromise on what you actually want if it is physically possible to achieve it at an affordable price ? In previous times a customised or special item invariably meant expensive as you very often expected to pay more , indeed were prepared to spend more , for the exclusivity of having a rare variant . This applied to cars , a new suit or a pair of glasses . With commodities such as PDUs however customised does not necessarily mean expensive . The Internet has changed all that , where there are millions of products for hundreds of customers and not the
‘ So why compromise on what you actually want if it is physically possible to achieve it at an affordable price ?’
other way round as it used to be . The objective of online sellers like PDU Online is to create a manufacturing model that enables unique variants of its product range to be available at a reasonable price on the day following you identified the need for it .
More information : + 44 ( 0 ) 1527 759838 , www . pduonline . co . uk
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