Quality and Transparency at HMB
We do our very best to deliver high quality products only.
Original parts are not always at hand, sometimes we have to settle with aftermarkert spare parts. Unfortunately, not all the parts are of good quality. Sometimes, competitors even use the original part number for a low quality replacement, without labelling the product accordingly.
For saftey relevant parts, we only stock high quality parts. For less critical parts, cheaper production parts can save money.
Our main idea is to show quality differences between "identical" products.
For us, trancparency means: A clear part number, containing the country of origin!
Normally, the part number contains 8 digits.
- Without any additions, an original part.
- If there is the addition "ZX", the "Z" shows that it is an aftermarket part, the "X" shows the producing country.
ZD | = Germany |
ZI | = Italy |
ZE | = Europe |
ZO | = Eastern Europe |
ZC | = China |
For Example:
12001200 | Gasket as original part |
12001200-ZE | Gasket made in EU |
12001200-ZC | Gasket made in China |
12001200-ZI | Gasket made in Italy |
If there is a better alternative, this is also shown.
The following icons are used to point out certain product features or properties:
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Only available at HMB-GUZZI. | |
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Products made by HMB. | |
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General hints. | |
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Caution. | |
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Further information or link to an alternative part. |
Secondhand parts:
They are marked with red text, the part number ends with "-G"
They are supposed to be an alternative to expensive, or rare original parts. Low quality far east part can also be substituted in this way, without any quality losses.
Our secondhand parts are tested ! You will not find scrap here, as we place scrap where it belongs... in the big bin.