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Can W y a n d o t t e technical service make a sick product well? In many cases, it can . . . but letting a product get sick in the first place is costly business at best. Moral : Don't hesitate to call on technical service when things are going smoothly. One of the most valuable functions it can perform for you is to spot potential trouble. It is available to you at raw-material procurement, research, development, manufacturing, sales, and shipping levels. It draws on the manifold skills of Wyandotte's entire organization . . . chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, and many other specialists with extensive industrial or research experience in specific product fields.
It has much to contribute to all phases of your quality-control program. But . . . we realize that critical problems can arise without warning in the best controlled operations. This is why our technical service is geared to meet emergencies. It knows no hours. We have qualified men on duty round the clock. Is this 24-hour availability really necessary? We think so . . . for it has proved helpful, many times. And this, fundamentally, is the aim of technical service . . . to be helpful, in any way possible. For a pictorial presentation of Wyandotte technical service at work, please turn page.
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Improving the performance of detergents . . . an example of Wyandotte technical service at work
1 A household detergent manufacturer, seeking greater whiteness retention and detergency for a new laundry product, called in Wyandotte technical service. Addition of Carbose®, Wyandotte's special grade of CMC, designed specifically to improve whiteness retention, is indicated; varying amounts are tried in sample formulations.
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In the Wyandotte nucleonics laboratory, soil-suspension efficiency is tested by tagging soil with radioactive isotopes. Fabric swatches coated with this soil are then washed in the new formulations to determine which performs best. Precise cleaning performance is measured by the amount of residual radioactivity detected by a Geiger counter.
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ways technical service aids Wyandotte customers and prospective customers in the soap and detergent industry. Our experience encompasses many industries: plastics, pulp and paper, petroleum, paint, textiles and rubber, to name a few. If you have a problem that falls within our technological or manufacturing background, check with us . . . our approach is designed to provide answers. Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, Michigan Alkali Division, Wyandotte, Michigan. Offices in principal cities.
Wyandotte 0 One of the samples tested proves to have the desired properties, and the formulation is submitted to the interested company. A carload order is placed, and Wyandotte technical service works with the company to arrive at the most economical and convenient method of shipping the Carbose . . . in this case, palletizing. u
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