How to Configure a Sanitary Hose Assembly with Speed, Simplicity, and Expertise
Introducing a Simple Way to Configure a Sanitary Hose
Anyone who has specified a sanitary hose assembly knows the gap. You understand your process. You know the temperature, the media, the pressure, the clean-in-place cycle, and the certification your auditor will ask about. What you do not have, at the moment you need it, is a part number.
Closing that gap has traditionally meant a chain of emails. A description of the application goes to your distributor. A clarifying question comes back. A specification gets drafted, revised, and confirmed. Somewhere in there, a project timeline slips.
Recently, we launched a fully redesigned acesanitary.com, and at the center of it is a tool built to close that gap: the Ace Build-Rite™ Hose Configurator.
What the Configurator does
The Ace Build-Rite™ Hose Configurator lets you design a complete hose assembly from our proprietary hose and end connection offering, then compare your options side by side before you request a quote.
With the Configurator you can:
- Build a complete hose assembly to your application requirements
- Compare hose types and end connection styles
- Generate an exact assembly part number
- Receive estimated pricing for planning and budgeting
- Download an accurate specifications PDF before contacting your distributor
That last capability does more work than it appears at first glance. A specification PDF and a real part number turn a vague inquiry into a quotable request. That is useful whether you are pricing a single replacement, comparing two end connection styles for a validation package, or building a capital budget for a new line months before you order anything.
How it fits with your distributor
Ace does not sell hose assemblies through the Configurator. All orders are placed through an authorized Ace distributor. The tool is designed to make that conversation faster and more productive, not to replace it.
"Our distributors have always been the ones solving the hard application problems, and that has not changed," said Greg Evans, Sales Director at Ace Sanitary. "What has changed is where their time goes. When a customer arrives with a part number, an estimated price, and a spec sheet already in hand, the conversation starts at the fulfillment stage instead of the specification work."
Your Ace distributor and our technical support team remain available to review your configuration, confirm the fit for your application, and finalize the order. If anything in your build looks unusual for the application, that is exactly the kind of thing worth a phone call before you commit.
The rest of the site
The redesign extends past the Configurator. Our full product line, certifications, chemical resistance data, tri-clamp sizing, installation guidance, and STAMPED reference material now sit in a cleaner structure, so the technical documents you actually use day to day are easier to find and easier to read on a plant floor tablet.
"Buyers in biopharma and food and beverage increasingly expect to research and specify on their own schedule, at whatever hour the problem lands on them," said Todd Starr, President, Food, Beverage and Pharma. "This launch meets that expectation without giving up the technical depth this industry requires."
Start building
Design your assembly in the Ace Build-Rite™ Hose Configurator. Questions about an application? Contact us or reach your Ace distributor.
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