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Commercial Points for Brake Press

1. Do we have to negotiate with the supplier commercial affairs and technical affairs simultaneously?

We strongly recommend you to start negotiating technical affairs first (if offer and quotation is reasonable to you). Clear all vague points in technical affair and then start negotiating commercial affairs.



2. Why do we have start negotiating technical affairs first?

When you change items and options, price, delivery time and terms may get changed.



3. Why should the customers need to inform Press Brake Suppliers of their working environment?

We know that working environment could effect on outputs (tolerances) and even on machines. Working environment includes cold, warm, hot, dry, humidity, clean and dusty. For example, if your factory is located in very cold climate, the supplier has to use a heating system in hydraulic tank or special rubber seal in some parts of Press Brake.



4. How much is the standard volume of sound produced by the Brake Press?

The Standard volume is 75 Decibel for all working mental machines but for Brake Press is 50 or 60 Decibel.



5. What technical documents do you need to get from supplier?

You need to get electrical drawings, hydraulic drawings, maintenance manual, potential errors , list of wear parts including bending tools, lower , upper tools, Bystronic upper , Punch adapters, Bolted adopters and die holders



6. What are Commercial affairs for Brake Press?

Price, Payment Terms, Delivery Time, Packing, Guaranty, Warranty, Per acceptance, Final Acceptance, Delay Penalty, Inco Terms and Documents.



7. What is Incoterms?

The Incoterms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce defining, obligations, costs and risks of the delivery of goods. Ex-works, FOB, CFR, CPT, CIF are some of them.



8. What is delay penalty in delivery?

In case you mention delay penalty in your agreement –signed by supplier and customer, you could clam penalty and deduct the amount of penalty as agreed in final payment.



9. What are commercial and technical documents?

There are two kinds of documents. commercial documents and technical documents. P/I, Invoice, Certificate of Origin, packing list, inspection if the machine has been inspected, manual and drawings including electrical drawings, pneumatic drawings, wear parts drawings.



10. Can customer choose the color of Brake Press?

The customers have right to select the color of the machine. The customers have to inform the supplier the RAL colors.



11. What is acceptance?

When supplier finishes manufacturing the Brake Press in their factory, they have to announce it to the customer. It would be better that customer attend in suppliers’ factory for two reasons. One: testing or checking all requested parameters. Two: training, maintenance training. This acceptance is mostly called Pre-acceptance.



12. What is final Acceptance?

Some customers request suppliers to set off experts to customer’s factory to install and run the Brake Press in factory. Manufactures’ experts have to assemble and setup the machine and then run the machine with different sizes of sheets and different thickness for some hours. If any problems did not occur –after setup- final acceptance is Ok.