If the part fails, the system fails. It’s really that simple.
You may have heard about the “gray market” of manufacturing components, where non-genuine parts can enter the industrial supply chain. The problem seems to be particularly acute with certain high-value items such as Rulon? products. Non-genuine materials may be reengineered, refurbished, or otherwise altered, and can pose a serious threat from an application safety and performance perspective.

Geert Vanthienen: ”As a market development manager, I have the great opportunity of communicating with many of our customers about the true differences between typical elastomer O-ring seals and our OmniSeal? product. We discuss the pros and cons of each product, because very often, spring-energized seals and elastomer O-rings are both options for an application solution. Ultimately, we agree that the choice should be dictated by the application and operating environment.”

零部件發(fā)生故障，系統(tǒng)就會(huì)出現(xiàn)問題。就是這么簡(jiǎn)單。
您可能聽說過提供非正品零部件進(jìn)入行業(yè)供應(yīng)鏈的零部件“灰色市場(chǎng)”。這一問題對(duì)于Rulon?等高價(jià)值產(chǎn)品而言尤為嚴(yán)重。非正品材料可能經(jīng)過仿冒設(shè)計(jì)、翻新或存在其他改動(dòng)，從而在應(yīng)用安全和性能角度方面可能會(huì)造成嚴(yán)重威脅。

Geert Vanthienen：“作為市場(chǎng)開發(fā)經(jīng)理，我有很多機(jī)會(huì)與諸多客戶討論和了解常規(guī)橡膠O形密封圈與OmniSeal?產(chǎn)品之間的真正區(qū)別。由于彈簧蓄能密封圈和橡膠O形圈均為可選的應(yīng)用解決方案，所以我們會(huì)針對(duì)兩種產(chǎn)品的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)加以討論。最終，我們都認(rèn)可選擇何種產(chǎn)品應(yīng)根據(jù)應(yīng)用和操作環(huán)境而定。”