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Pressure Vessel Testing: Common Failure Scenarios and Prevention Strategies
At TotalShield, where we specialize in crafting shielded enclosures, understanding the intricacies of pressure testing is crucial to ensuring safety and reliability. That’s why this time we reached Syed Adil Hasan, Senior Inspection and Integrity Engineer, who shared valuable insights with us. In...
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Pressure Vessel Testing: Common Failure Scenarios and Prevention Strategies
At TotalShield, where we specialize in crafting shielded enclosures, understanding the intricacies of pressure testing is crucial to ensuring safety and reliability. That’s why this time we reached Syed Adil Hasan, Senior Inspection and Integrity Engineer, who shared...
The Melting Point of Polycarbonate
Over the recent years, TotalShield has seen a significant increase in inquiries related to battery testing, which can result in fire or explosion hazards. Customers often ask us questions like “What is your polycarbonate enclosures’ melting temperature?” or “What is...
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The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 3]: Pneumatic Testing Safety
All good things come to an end, and today is the turn for our Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook in collaboration with Karl Kolmetz. If you've followed our blog series, you've learned the differences between hydrostatic and pneumatic testing and the requirements for...
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The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 2]: Pneumatic Testing Requirements
Welcome back to our comprehensive guide on pneumatic pressure testing, created in collaboration with Karl Kolmetz. In our previous post, we explored the pressure testing methods, laying the foundation for understanding the principles behind these procedures. In this...
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The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 1]: Pressure Testing Methods
At TotalShield, we are committed to providing our customers with the best blast shielding solution by conducting thorough research, tests, and gathering information. This time, we’ve teamed up with Karl Kolmetz, a Technical Engineering Professional and an expert in...
PRESSURE TESTING
Pressure Vessel Testing: Common Failure Scenarios and Prevention Strategies
At TotalShield, where we specialize in crafting shielded enclosures, understanding the intricacies of pressure testing is crucial to ensuring safety and reliability. That’s why this time we reached...
![The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 3]: Pneumatic Testing Safety](https://totalshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-cover-pressure-testing-safety-400x250.png)
The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 3]: Pneumatic Testing Safety
All good things come to an end, and today is the turn for our Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook in collaboration with Karl Kolmetz. If you've followed our blog series, you've learned the...
![The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 2]: Pneumatic Testing Requirements](https://totalshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-cover-pipes-pressure-testing-400x250.png)
The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 2]: Pneumatic Testing Requirements
Welcome back to our comprehensive guide on pneumatic pressure testing, created in collaboration with Karl Kolmetz. In our previous post, we explored the pressure testing methods, laying the...
![The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 1]: Pressure Testing Methods](https://totalshield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blog-cover-pneumatic-testing-handbook-part-1-400x250.png)
The Pneumatic Pressure Testing Handbook [Part 1]: Pressure Testing Methods
At TotalShield, we are committed to providing our customers with the best blast shielding solution by conducting thorough research, tests, and gathering information. This time, we’ve teamed up with...
BALLISTIC RESISTANCE
How our engineers design shielded enclosures
Across industries, prioritizing safety is critical. Shielding test enclosures serve as crucial safeguards, protecting against threats such as explosive blasts, overpressure, ballistic impacts, and...
Top 5 Considerations for Choosing the Right Kevlar Blanket
Kevlar shielding blankets are essential across diverse industries, providing a reliable defense against dangerous projectiles and explosive threats. Renowned for their remarkable strength and...
How to Protect a Power Substation from Gunfire Attacks
On December 3, 2022, unknown people opened fire on two electrical substations in North Carolina, causing widespread power outages. The substations were extensively damaged by gunfire, resulting in...
Calculating the Energy of a Ballistic Impact
When creating a shielded enclosure, there are numerous calculations that need to be done. Read how estimating the energy of a ballistic impact influences the manufacturing of our blast-resistant...
BATTERY TESTING
The Melting Point of Polycarbonate
Over the recent years, TotalShield has seen a significant increase in inquiries related to battery testing, which can result in fire or explosion hazards. Customers often ask us questions like “What...
Case Study: Lithium-Ion Battery Testing Enclosure
For the last 20 years, TotalShield has been leading the shielding enclosure industry. This new blog series will explore case studies about unique solutions we’ve designed, tested, and manufactured...
BLAST RESISTANCE
The real cost of not using safety shielding in the workplace
Workplace injuries can be devastating to both the employee and the employer. Most workplace injuries are preventable with the right training and equipment. Safety shielding is a crucial element that...
Case Study: Connectable Shield Barriers
TotalShield invented the portable shield barrier to provide engineered ballistic and explosive protection in a convenient portable format. This was important for our customers who required high...
Centrifuge Safety Polycarbonate Enclosures
Centrifuges play an essential role in a wide variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive, aerospace, and defense. By spinning a payload at a high rate of speed, a...
Case Study: Polycarbonate Blast Room for Rocket Testing
Our customers include the most prominent rocket and space companies in America. If a company is building rockets in the United States, they are likely a TotalShield customer. As you can imagine,...
