There’s a saying in Dutch that goes ‘Goedkoop is duurkoop’, which means that the cheap option will work out more expensive in the long run, i.e. you always get what you pay for. This is definitely true for a filtration process where the quality of the end product is of the essence. A lower-quality filter element can make a production process grind to a halt or even lead to an entire batch having to be thrown away. This is the kind of costly mishap that everybody wants to avoid, and yet it still happens far too often.
Here’s a recent example: a customer called us in a state of panic. Their filter cartridge had shot right through the filter housing and got stuck, forcing them to stop the filtration process abruptly. Every possible effort was made to remove the filter cartridge, but the damage had been done. Sjoerd got into his car right away to go over there and assess the situation. What did he find out? The filter cartridge had broken off and brought the entire filtration process to a standstill, which came with considerable costs that could have been avoided.
Upon inspection, it turned out that the filter cartridge in question came from another supplier; one with lower quality standards. The other filter cartridges, which had been working to the customer’s satisfaction for a long time, were easy to change out, and had a longer service life, were BÈTA filter cartridges. While they may be slightly more expensive, the difference in quality and reliability justifies the investment time and time again.
In the long run, an investment in these high-quality filters always pays off. They help prevent outages, guarantee an end product that is always on spec, and offer additional benefits such a longer service life, less waste, and less maintenance.
In short, this case shows that you do always get what you pay for.
