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THE OLANDER COMPANY
144 Commercial Street, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
TEL 1-800-538-1500 FAX 408-735-6515 EMAIL rfq@olander.com WEB www.olander.com
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It’s astonishing the speed at which the global economy
can keep up with today’s manufacturing demands. At
Olander, we talk a lot about how important our inventory
is to meet the needs of our customers. But in today’s
global economy, what does that look like when you can
get almost anything in less than a week? We have stories
several times a month of how Olander comes through in
clutch situations to provide the needed inventory at just
the right moment to get the job done.
Recently, we had a sheet metal contractor approach
us who was dealing with a highly time sensitive project for
one of the largest clean-vehicle manufacturers in the United
States. Our customer was working to fulfill the requirement
for a new project in their manufacturing process. As a
component of the project, they were trying to hand-install a
blind rivet and it was slowing down the installation process.
Unfortunately, the automation solution to install this
rivet required the use of a rivet presenter that carries a
three- to four-month lead time from the manufacturer.
Because they know they can rely on Olander, they
contacted us for help, and we had the tool in our stock.
Without this solution, the sheet metal contractor would
not have been able to keep up with the demands of
their customer, potentially costing them hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
Another customer required a special tool for installing
Inconel X750 HeliCoil® inserts. Olander is one of the
largest distributors of Stanley® Engineered Fastening
HeliCoil® inserts. To best meet the needs of our
customers, we stock many of the non-standard HeliCoil®
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installation tools. Stanley® relies on distributors, like
Olander, to stock non-standard items that often have a
three- to four-month lead-time. In this instance, we were
happy to hand-deliver the tool out of our inventory to a
customer who was in a panic situation.
In today’s global economy, the right part for the job
isn’t always readily available. Many distributors rely on the
manufacturer to carry the right products at the right time. If
those expectations aren’t met, the customer will be waiting
a few weeks for stock to arrive from overseas or a few
months to manufacture the parts from scratch. Conversely,
at Olander, we monitor the needs of our customers and the
trends within the industry to maintain the inventory levels
needed to meet spikes in demand, rush jobs, and everyday
requirements. No matter how much of a bind you are in,
Olander has access to a vast inventory to meet your needs.
The Olander Company, Inc. is a privately owned, fullline
distributor of commercial and specialty fasteners,
precision hardware, electromechanical components, tools,
adhesives, and wire management products. Olander has
been serving the Silicon Valley for 55 years, reaches
customers in all 50 states, and sells to over 45 different
countries. Due to the combination of in-depth inventory
and technical expertise, Olander works with a variety of
industries, including the semiconductor, medical device,
aerospace, telecommunications, alternative energy, and
robotics industries.
THE OLANDER COMPANY