What CBD producers need to know. What is the best way to clean stainless steel containers to make them last longer?

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When dealing with stainless steel containers, which are ideal for CBD ingredients, the only thing to watch out for is foreign matter contamination due to rusting.
Although stainless steel is a rust resistant material, it can rust depending on how it is used.

One point that is often overlooked in order to reduce the occurrence of rust is the cleaning of the stainless steel container after use.
Incorrect cleaning methods can lead to scratches and rusting.

In this article, I would like to introduce the cleaning method of stainless steel containers, which is important to make them last longer.

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Differences and Characteristics of Familiar Sealing Parts

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Differences and Characteristics of Familiar Sealing Parts

The sealing parts, such as gaskets and O-rings are supporting the daily use of our machine and equipments behind the scene.

There are various kinds of sealing parts for stainless steel equipment. So, what is the difference between all of them? In this article, we tried to introduce and explain the sealing parts which are commonly used,  and also their characteristics and performance.

What you will learn in this article

・What is a “sealing part”?

・What is the difference between a gasket, seal, and O-ring?

・What are the different materials used for seals?

・What is the key to selecting the best seal material?

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Experiment: When an airtight container is knocked over, how much water will leak out?

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NITTO KINZOKU KOGYO's airtight containers have 2 different kinds of sealing lid: clip-down type “CTH” and lock lever ring type “CTL”.

All of them are sufficiently airtight for use in storage, etc. However, it is not clear how much of the contents will leak when the container is in an abnormal condition.

In order to confirm this, we checked the amount of water leakage by laying down two types of containers. So, how much difference do they have?

Differences between "clip-down" type and "lock lever ring" type sealing mechanism

NITTO KINZOKU KOGYO's airtight containers have 2 different kinds of sealing lid: clip-down type “CTH” and lock lever ring type “CTL”. Let's start with a brief explanation of each.

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