Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for rubber hose manufacturers.
A checklist built from how rubber hose manufacturers work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Compound batch register
- Mandrel and reinforcement planning
- Cure cycle log
- Proof and burst test records
- Assembly and coupling jobs
- Offcut and coil stock
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For owners
- For planners
- For the mixing and extrusion crew
- For test bench operators
- For the crimp bench and dispatch
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Orders by hose type, bore, coupling and promised date
- Compound batches and the coils and lengths made from each
- Mandrel use by bore across the autoclave week
- Proof and burst results with rejects by cause and hose type
- Braid reels and spiral wire spools issued against orders
- Coupling and ferrule use by assembly drawing and revision
- Offcuts and coils held by bore and grade
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Barcode and label printers
- Messaging for order updates
- Accounting export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can it follow one hose back to its compound batch?
- Does it plan mandrels?
- How are autoclave loads recorded?
- Can pressure test limits differ by hose?
- Do crimped assemblies follow the drawing?
- What happens to a hose that fails the proof test?
- Can our buyers receive test certificates?
- How does bulk hose differ from assemblies?
- What will a quotation depend on?
- Can records be taken out of the system later?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- A field failure cannot be traced
- Mandrels are double-booked
- Offcuts and short lengths vanish
- Assembly drawings drift
- Test certificates are typed by hand
Prefer to talk it through? See the rubber hose manufacturers page.