Quoting software for fluid power distributors
A hose assembly described in one sentence.
Five lines to quote.
Fluid power quoting software turns hose, fitting, adapter, and cylinder requests into a draft quote your rep approves. A fluid power request describes an assembly, not a part: hose type, length, two ends, an angle, and a pressure rating. ChannelFlex pulls out every spec your rep needs to build it, matches the components it can to your catalog, and hands your rep the build to confirm.
Quoting today
Every assembly is a small engineering job.
Hose, fittings, adapters, and cylinders get requested by what they need to do, not by what they are called. Your rep reverse-engineers the part list before they can price a single line, and the customer is waiting with a machine down.
One line, many parts
"25 ft of 1/2 two-wire, JIC both ends, one 90" is a hose, two fittings, a crimp, and a test. The customer sees one line. Your rep sees a five-line bill of materials to build by hand, then three more just like it.
One adapter, fifteen catalog items
"3/8 tube by 1/4 pipe" sounds like one part. Count the ends, the materials, and the brands you carry and it can be fifteen catalog items. Your rep narrows it from memory, and a wrong pick is a return and a machine still down.
Custom builds wait for the one person who can spec them
Cylinder specs, custom assemblies, and odd adapters go to the senior rep. When they are out, the quote waits. When they retire, the knowledge leaves with them.
How ChannelFlex handles it
How ChannelFlex handles a fluid power request
Pull out the specs, match what you stock, and put the build in front of your rep. A person approves every quote.
Capture the request
Forward the email, the photo of the old hose tag, or the PDF. ChannelFlex pulls out every spec: hose, ends, angle, length, and pressure.
“need 4: 25 ft R2AT -8 2-wire, -8 JIC F swivel both ends, one end 90 long drop, 3,500 psi”
Triage stock vs non-stock
Each component is matched to your catalog with a confidence score. Stock hose and fittings price out. Ambiguous lines are flagged, not guessed.
Source the non-stock
Components you do not carry are routed to your vendor options, so the rep confirms a short list instead of starting a search.
Rep checkpoint
Your rep confirms the build, checks ends and pressure, swaps in preferred brands, and sets crimp and test charges. A person approves every quote.
Quote goes out
An assembly quote with every component listed and priced, out to the customer in minutes.
Hand off to the ERP
When the customer says yes, the quote becomes a sales order in your ERP, assembly lines included, with no retyping.
Representative example. Companies, people, part numbers, and prices shown are fictional.
Works alongside the ERP you already run
Prophet 21Eclipse
CloudSuite Distribution
Business Central
Running a hose shop system that is not listed? Mention it on the demo call.
Results
What Hose, Hydraulics & Fluid Power distributors see once ChannelFlex is on the desk.
References available on the demo call.
What it takes to start
Live in weeks, not months
Real requests flowing within two to four weeks of starting. Reps forward requests the way they do today and approve the draft in ChannelFlex; the one new screen is the review checkpoint.
A pilot first, with fair and transparent pricing
Start with a pilot on your own requests and prove it on your desk before you commit. Straightforward terms, explained before you start.
Questions
What Fluid Power teams ask before they book.
It is flagged for your rep, not guessed. "3/8 tube by 1/4 pipe" can land on fifteen items across ends, materials, and brands, so the rep picks the right one before the line prices out. No match is better than a wrong match.
Yes, and your rep sets it. When a customer wants one brand of fitting or adapter over another, the rep swaps the line to that brand at the checkpoint before approving the quote. ChannelFlex does not change brands on its own.
A person, every time. ChannelFlex drafts the build with every component it can match and price. Your rep confirms the ends, the pressure rating, and the crimp and test charges, then sends it. Nothing goes out without that sign-off.
ChannelFlex connects alongside your ERP and replaces nothing. The demo call walks through exactly what IT provides for your system. Most teams are quoting real requests within two to four weeks of starting.
Yes. Forward the photo of the tag, the PDF, or the spreadsheet. Phone and counter requests get typed or photographed in, and ChannelFlex reads them the same way it reads an email.
From our founderKey-Person Risk in Distribution Quoting: What Happens When Your Best Rep LeavesWhat happens when the one person who can spec an assembly is out.See ChannelFlex turn an RFQ into a quote, live.
A 30-minute demo built around representative Hose, Hydraulics & Fluid Power requests. Have a real one? Send it before the call and we will run it live instead.