Mars Metal Company was recently contacted to overcome a challenge by a large Commercial Elevator Service Contractor in the Northeast USA. This contractor had to bring three elevator systems into compliance efficiently and effectively. These three elevator systems needed upgrading to a new weight capacity required by Law. However, there was limited shaft room for […]
Elevator test weights are essential for ensuring the safety of the elevators that we take for granted in our daily lives. We see elevators everywhere; we use them without thought or worry (at least most of us) and we take it for granted that they are safe. In practice, elevators work in a slightly different way from […]
Designing and building radiation shielding can pose a variety of challenges, such as limitations on space, price, weight, and installation. One of the most versatile forms of shielding material that is used to overcome these challenges is lead—it’s less expensive, readily available, and easy to process into finished radiation shielding products. Lead is used in […]
Sheet lead for Radiation Protection in laboratories, clinics, dental and medical application can be a challenge. Many contractors and architects face challenges due to space criteria and the weight of the shielding requirements. We provide Sheet lead in 12 different sizes and thicknesses from 1/32nd to 1/4” for all shielding requirements. In addition, any size sheet […]
We are pleased to announce that our MarShield Medical Shielding division will be sponsoring a very special fund raiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month. Money raised during Daffodil Month helps people living with cancer and their families. Donations fund life-saving research, information and support services. We will be donating $10 for […]
As part of our ongoing commitment to quality and ISO 9000 certification, we recently conducted our annual 2016 Customer Satisfaction Survey and sent out a questionnaire to our customers. We asked the following questions … 1. How would you rate the Quality of our products ? 2. How would you rate the TIMELINESS of our […]
In order to provide a secure safe computing environment for you (our customers) we have recently implemented the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol on our website. You will now notice “Trust Indicators” such as a lock icon with the word “Secure” plus “HTTPS://” associated with our URL in your browser which means that you can […]
The Mars Metal Company® (MarShield, Mars Metal & MarsKeel Technology) is proud to be sponsoring “Beautiful You : Sea, Sand & Surf”, a beach themed fund raising event to be held on Friday, October 14, 2016 and organized by Diva’s Changing Lives in support of “The Camisole Project”. The Diva’s are a non-profit fundraising group […]
Marshield Custom Radiation Shielding Products is proud to be sponsoring Judi Smith in the 2016 Enbridge® Ride to Conquer Cancer® on June 11-12, 2016. This fundraising effort, in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, is an epic two-day cycling event spanning over 200 kilometres throughout Ontario’s picturesque countryside. The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is […]
Mars Metal is your one stop shop for leaded materials used for radiation shielding, roofing, waterproofing, and sound barriers. We are the experts in the application of sheet lead, lead glass, lead bricks, lead drywall, lead lined doors, and lead barriers used in the construction or renovation of medical clinics, dental offices, and healthcare / […]
Mars Metal recently engineered, designed and built an all steel stackable steel test weight solution for a MidWest USA customer. We were given the challenge by our customer to come up with a design to allow the crane operator to hook into the weights unaided by plant employees and engage the overhead crane hook into […]
Mars Metal recently engineered, designed and built large crane test weights for a large energy corporation which were lead filled and stack-able / interchangeable. They were specifically designed to be handled by overhead crane or by forklift. The lead was fully encapsulated in steel and because of the use of lead we were able to […]
