Chances are you are working with some equipment and component suppliers that see no reason to offer you upgraded components. As an example, your seal vendor may be among those that are ..
Chances are you are working with some equipment and
component suppliers that see no reason to offer you upgraded
components. As an example, your seal vendor may be among
those that are quite happy with the status quo. It's selling
you many mechanical seals each year and likes things as they
are. Since the vendor believes you are primarily interested
in buying seals from the lowest bidder, it has little
incentive to invest in the machinery needed to perform, say,
laser surface texturing, unless you demand it.
Consider laser texturing. Perhaps it would be to
your advantage to alert the seal supplier to our
June 2003 "HP In
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