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Why Did METSUCO Start Selling Cleaning Supplies?

In March 2020, METSUCO, and every company in the world, started to feel the impact of COVID-19. Not just financially. Our way of doing business had to change. The virus was bringing about new social interaction norms, questions about how to work safely, and thoughts of how to work more remotely. As we started looking at how to adapt our own business, we also started hearing from some clients. “Can you get hand sanitizer?” “Do you have gloves by any chance?” “I’m completely out of disinfectant, any idea who carries that?” As a niche distribution company, we had never been... Continue reading

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Hardness Testing Changes with the Times

February 1, 2020 Author: Genevieve Diesing Source: Quality Magazine, Feb 2020 As 2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of the world’s first commercial hardness tester, the technology is as significant as ever. Today’s hardness testers, including the Universal 4000 from Buehler, can help with increasing quality demands. Component manufacturers across the manufacturing spectrum—such as in automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, energy and other fields—must ensure that their parts meet engineers’ specifications. In addition to metrology, mechanical testing and nondestructive testing methods, among others, hardness testing is an important method of testing part quality. Material hardness testing gauges a material’s strength by measuring how... Continue reading

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