MMS Blog
Chrome Comes Under Fire...Again
A proposed new standard for occupational exposure to hexavalent chrome suggests lowering the permissible exposure limit to less than 1/50th its current level. Here's a look at the proposed limits, how they were conceived, and how the industry is responding...
Read MoreHow to Bring Out the Best in Your People
Because there is a direct correlation between your performance and that of your people, your success as a supervisor depends on your ability to bring out the best in them.
Read MoreDo It Yourself
Simplex, Inc., a manufacturer of electrical test systems and fuel supply systems, established a need to upgrade its pretreatment line from a three-stage system to a five-stage system. Equipped with experience in fluid transportation and storage, they decided to design and build it themselves...
Read MoreCaustic Bath for Pre-copper Plating
Can you help me come up with the amounts of caustic potash and potassium cyanide that you need to makeup a caustic bath to use to neutralize acids from parts prior to copper plating them.
Read MoreThis is the Best Thing You'll Ever Read
I'm going to share a very big secret with you, one that will likely get me into a lot of trouble with my fellow writers.
Read MoreSafety In and Around the Powder Coating Line
While safety in the powder coating job shop has improved dramatically in recent years, accidents, injuries and work stoppages still occur today. For a better understanding of safety in and around the powder coating line, we asked a Certified Safety Professional to share with us his approach to safety...
Read MoreWhat is Zinc Anodizing?
Question: I was asked the other day whether our shop could perform zinc anodizing.
Read MoreEstimating Finishing Costs
One of the keys to running a successful job shop lies in the ability to accurately assess the costs associated with finishing. Doing so requires that owners and managers examine a variety of factors, including labor, coatings, energy consumption, maintenance and others...
Read MoreAccelerated Aging Tests
Question: I recently experienced a failure on an accelerated aging test of a polyurethane coating system.
Read MoreIncrease Your Self-Confidence
If self-confidence is not the key to success, it is certainly a major ingredient.
Read MoreA Baffling Development
When The HON Company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of office furniture and components, realized that 50% of the paint it was applying was being lost in overspray, it turned to an industry supplier for an innovative solution…
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