Case Study

  • MarsKeel Partners with Scarano Boats to create a custom casted keel.

    Case Study: MarsKeel Technology Partners with Scarano Boats

    Scarano Boats MarsKeel Technology has completed another project for our friends at Scarano Boat Building Inc. located in Albany, NY. This yacht was designed by Scarano Boat Builders, and is an 88’ long, plank on frame and fiberglass sheathed hull, 2-masted schooner used for sailing excursions. MarsKeel is very proud to say we had a […]

  • Case Study: Tungsten Custom Shielding Plates for CT Scanner Project

    MarShield, a division of Mars Metal, has been working to create custom pin hole plates for a CT scanner for the Department of Radiology of University of Chicago Urbana Campaign and University of Pennsylvania. The plates were designed by U of Penn and in coordination with University of Illinois. MarShield has been working to bring […]

  • Case Study: Designing and Manufacturing Steel Stackable Test Weights

    For people working with or around crane/hoist equipment, test weights are essential in ensuring and certifying a safe work environment. Mars Metal Company, a North American leader in designing and producing test weights, recently worked with an industrial commercial client based in the Midwest USA to meet their custom requirements for test weights. Challenge: Rugged, […]

  • Stackable Test Weight System for Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    A jet propulsion laboratory located in California that carries out robotic space and Earth science missions was faced with the challenge of continuously renting weights to conduct yearly testing of their 19 lifting devices. The Mars Metal Company was approached by the laboratory to solve this problem and provide a uniform solution that was stackable […]