When purchasing equipment for washing industrial parts, you may risk ignoring two very important aspects that actually play a very important role in your final outlay. We are talking about ordinary maintenance and financial benefits.

Surely the price of a industrial parts washing machine is a very important lever for purchasing, but remember that immediate savings do not always remain so in the long run. Let's take an example: imagine that you have purchased a parts washing machine at a much lower cost than the alternative you had identified. The immediate savings are undoubted, but what happens if over time, wash after wash, the machinery wears out more and more - and consequently entails substantial maintenance costs (in economic and resource terms)?

Immediate savings are convenient at the time of purchase, but in a long-term view it is much more convenient to consider a number of other factors relating to product quality. Let's see them together in this article.

Never stop at the economic aspect alone

Before buying the equipment, you are interested in, do not dwell only on its monetary value. We recommend that you also consider and analyse: 

• The quality of the product materials;
• The expected technical support;
• The after-sales phase;
• Last (but not least), the required maintenance.

The recession of the last two years and the consequent increase in raw materials have weighed heavily on the economic value of the product to be purchased. In fact, the tip of the scale makes the purchase choice fall on a more "economical" product rather than a more complete or quality one.

Evaluate the fundamental weight of maintenance

Even the maintenance of a machine has a considerable economic weight on the company. This aspect, in fact, includes:

• The time required to complete a given transaction;
• The number of operations required;
• The frequency of ordinary and extraordinary maintenance;
• The consumable material required during maintenance;
• The ease of completing the operation itself.

Maybe the purchased equipment cost from 5 to 10% less than another, but then the maintenance operations turn out to be numerous and end up taking up a lot of time, involving the continuous purchase of consumables (filters, spare parts, etc.) and they are also not within everyone's reach. In this case, therefore, we understand what the added value of a machine is which, even if it involves a higher initial outlay, in the long run will still be cheaper, more reliable and less prone to breakage than others.

Available financing leverage to purchase machinery

As for our equipment, there are several initiatives that aim to finance the purchase of machinery to reduce the environmental impact or the occupational risk of operators. The benefits can be of two types:

• With non-repayable contributions;
• In the form of a tax credit.

The incentives provided are included both in the PNRR and in the INAIL calls, which however vary according to the Regions to which the purchasing companies belong.

The non-repayable grant with PNRR Development Contracts

Development contracts are a tool that allows for the implementation of the interventions of the Ministry of Economic Development envisaged by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNR). The aim is to support the competitiveness of the production system through the implementation of projects throughout the national territory.

The development program covered by a contract can be industrial, tourism, environmental protection or linked to the sector of the first processing of agricultural products. Furthermore, infrastructures can be built in the public interest.

To submit a development contract application, you must use the Invitalia portal. The concessions are granted in the form of non-repayable grants or subsidized loans.

The INAIL 2022 tender

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The INAIL 2022 tender allows companies to obtain a non-repayable grant of 65% up to 130,000 euros for corporate investments that contribute to improving the health and safety of workers. Below you can see the specifications:

• For the 65% non-repayable subsidies, the minimum amount must be € 5,000, while the maximum amount is € 130,000;
• For projects in the waste sector, the minimum amount must be € 2,000, while the maximum amount is € 50,000

What types of projects can be financed?

• Investment projects;
• Projects for the adoption of organizational and social responsibility models;
• Projects for reducing the risk of manual handling of loads (MMC);
• Projects for micro and small enterprises in the waste sector.

Do you want to buy a GEICOS Group machine with financial benefits?

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