For nearly 10 years, Skolnik Industries has published a monthly Newsletter. Manufacturing more then just 55 gallon steel drums, we have been informing users from the hazmat, chemical, and dangerous goods communities of new regulations, trends and occurrences that impact the way we do business.
We also manufacture barrels and drums for wine and spirits manufacturing and processing.
Taking this information and turning it into a living tool, Skolnik now introduces the Skolniknews Blog.
This is the first posting and I welcome a topic or a question to discuss or research. You can see our products and the vast resource center at www.skolnik.com.
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2 comments:
I understand that most of the industry is going to thinner gauge steel for their drums to reduce cost.
Why does Skolnik continue to use thicker gauge metal?
There are many steel drum manufacturers that, in order to save money, reduce the metal thickness of the body and heads while not reducing the rated performance capability. In essence, they are taking performance testing to absolute limits, allowing little for marginal error or material handling irregularities.
At Skolnik, we believe that the small savings of thickness reduction do not justify the increased risk of container performance. In most cases the thickness reduction results in about $1.00 USD savings while putting an average drum worth $500.00 USD at greater risk for damage.
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