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Stay Safe with Chemicals

May 2, 2026

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Handling chemicals in your cleanroom, industrial, medical or manufacturing facility requires a sharp eye on safety. According to OSHA, exposure to chemical solvents can cause lung damage, coughing, wheezing, red and itchy eyes, skin rashes, burns, breathing problems, sore throat, headaches and asthma. At Medco Supplies, you can find the proper barriers to protect yourself while you have to handle chemicals in your cleanroom or facility. Be safe by knowi...

How to Avoid Common Mistakes Made with Sticky Mats

April 2, 2026

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In cleanroom entrances, sticky mats are essential components for trapping dust, dirt, and particulates to keep them from spreading inside the cleanroom. Common mistakes made with sticky mats include overusing them until they are no longer sticky and are not properly collecting contaminants, incorrect installation, and buying the wrong kind of adhesive mat for your cleanroom. The sticky mat experts at Medco Supplies have these suggestions to help you av...

ESD Essentials in the Cleanroom

February 26, 2026

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When working with electronics and semiconductor components in a cleanroom environment, electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a very real threat. Everything from dry HEPA filtration to mobile processes to people moving can cause static charges. Having the right ESD supplies, grounded equipment, safe tools, humidity control, antistatic flooring, and grounded furniture is essential for every sensitive cleanroom. Today, the pros at Medco Supplies take on three e...

Disposable Sleeves and Gloves: The Perfect Combo

February 3, 2026

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When preparing for another day of dodging wayward pathogens, penetrating liquids, and problematic carcinogens, you might not need the full coverage of disposable coveralls or frocks. But what should you wear? You already know that PPE guidelines dictate that gloves are the first thing to go on without much thought. But at times like this when you are facing other variables, you may need to step up your coverage and add disposable sleeves to your gloves ...

Electronics Manufacturing Must Have Finger Cots

January 8, 2026

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The secret is out. Electronics manufacturers have long known the benefits of having finger cots, or finger gloves, at the ready when producing sensitive technological devices or delicate electronic parts such as circuit boards, semiconductors, photonics, or microelectronics. The pros at Medco Supplies know there are three major benefits to having the right finger cots on hand for the manufacturing of electronic components. Static Dissipative When you th...