Guarding Against MRSA

Over the past several years, the number of documented cases of Community-acquired Methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in otherwise healthy people has been steadily on the rise. Many of these infections have occurred among the following groups:

• Athletes who share equipment
• Those sharing personal items, such as razors and towels
• Children in day care facilities

Symptoms of CA-MRSA can include the following:

• Cellulitis
• Endocarditis
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Pneumonia
• Blood poisoning
• Organ failure
• Death

Due to the increase in outbreaks, (more…)

Reducing your Chemical, Water, and Effluent Expenses

Written by Myles Compton, Process Consultant, Electro-Steam Generator

Chemical waste reduction has become an even more important issue for the powder coating industry in recent years. In many areas, zero discharge is now a strict requirement. In consideration of this, plant and job shop owners must seek a method to handle all chemical effluent in their facility, with the ultimate goal being the least amount of waste possible.

Pressure washers have been used for many years to remove heavy and tenacious soils from trucks, heavy machinery, and rail cars. For this removal process, pressure washers are the method of choice because high pressure and a large volume of water will rapidly remove these soils.

Pressure washers are also frequently used to clean and iron phosphate metal prior to powder coating. When using this method, (more…)

How to Dramatically Reduce Your Chemical and Effluent Costs with Dry Steam

Written by Myles Compton, Process Consultant, Electro-Steam Generator

Environmental concerns over waste-water and or water chemical mix disposal are becoming more apparent as metal working companies seek efficiency conservation and environmental compliance in their cleaning and preparation processes. These environmental concerns are primarily in the area of effluent disposal.

Pressure washers are used by many facilities for heavy duty cleaning in a wide variety of applications, such as trucks, bulldozers and other heavy-duty equipment. When these behemoths are covered with heavily laden soils the pressure washer has few equals. The high volume of water combined with detergents removes these soils readily. The large volume of water is not a problem because the material being removed from the equipment is not a threat to the environment. Thus both the washing and the rinsing do not present a problem of effluent disposal.
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