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5 Benefits of Passivating Stainless Steel for Pharma Applications

Preventing product contamination is one of the primary – if not the foremost – objective in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. The pharma industry relies extensively on the use of stainless steel throughout the process – from creating and

What are the Most Common Types of Stainless Steel?

Sintering vs Melting: What's the Difference?

For those who aren’t familiar with manufacturing, and metal forming, in particular, the difference between melting and sintering may

How is Stainless Steel Made?

The CFM56 Jet Engine and the Growth of the MRO Industry

Since 2016, the CFM56 has remained the most used high bypass turbofan jet engine. At a rate of of one million hours per eight days, the CFM56 is expected to achieve a total of

5 Uses for Inconel and Why to Use it [+ Examples]

Inconel® is a material that is specifically optimized for some of the toughest use conditions to be found in manufacturing. Even compared to stainless steel, Inconel® has an incredibly high tolerance for extreme heat, and doesn’t lose as much

5 Reasons to Use Custom Aerospace Blade and Vane Baskets

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations in the aerospace industry are critical for keeping jet turbine blades, vanes, engines, and other aircraft parts working properly and effectively. Proper MRO is necessary to keep or restore aerospace

7 Need-to-Know Polypropylene Material Properties