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- 28 January 20257 min
Chloride stress corrosion: when stainless fails
Austenitic stainless is so robust that nobody expects it to crack. In hot chloride service it does, and the failure is sudden rather than progressive.
Dana Whitfield, QA Lead
- 28 May 20247 min
Buttress threads, camlocks and the adapter chain
IBC totes use a thread standard almost nobody outside the industry has met. A translation guide from a tote outlet to whatever your plant actually uses.
Marcus Oyelaran, Wash Line Lead
- 15 August 20238 min
Choosing a gasket compound without a chemistry degree
The cheapest part on an IBC tote causes most of its leaks. A practical selection guide across six compounds, plus the four failure modes worth recognising.
Dana Whitfield, QA Lead
- 30 November 202210 min
Permeation: the invisible contamination risk
The mechanism behind most reconditioned-container complaints, explained properly — what permeates, how fast, why washing cannot reverse it, and how to buy around it.
Dana Whitfield, QA Lead
- 28 July 202210 min
Reading the UN marking plate: a field guide
The densest label in industrial packaging, decoded element by element — and a clear statement of the four things it does not tell you.
Dana Whitfield, QA Lead
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