Stainless Steel

• Preventing Glass Tipping and Breakage: The Importance of Sink Design

  January 27, 2025

  

  Glass tipping and breakage is inevitable in busy restaurant kitchens, bars, and event spaces. Acorn’s new line of stainless steel sinks are designed to reduce such accidents, helping prevent injuries, service disruptions, and financial losses.

• How to Remove Rust Stains from Stainless Steel Sinks

  August 4, 2022

  

  Stainless steel fixtures must be properly cared for in order to keep them looking as shiny and new as the day they were installed. Read on for our recommendations, as well as step-by-step instructions for removing rust stains and restoring the protective chromium oxide layer.

• Case Study: Taking Students’ Safety Seriously

  February 12, 2021

  

  In Fall 2020, the Garden Grove Unified School District knew hand washing and hydration would be critical to re-opening for on-site classes. They called their ELMCO® Stewart rep to see how Acorn Engineering and Murdock Manufacturing could help.

• What on Earth Is a Waterless Urinal?

  December 2, 2020

  

  How do waterless urinals work? Urine flows down the bowl, then passes through a debris-catching strainer. From there it goes through a one-way duckbill diaphragm that lets the urine pass into the plumbing system while preventing odors from coming back out.

• Acorn Engineering Brings Hand Washing to Students in Nevada’s Desert

  August 4, 2020

  

  This Las Vegas school needed to provide convenient hand washing stations for anyone entering the building—the Eco-Trough™ hand sink was the perfect solution.

• How to Properly Clean & Care for Stainless Steel Fixtures

  July 21, 2014

  

  One of the most common reasons stainless steel fixtures develop rust is improper cleaning and care.

• Case Study: Custom Hand Washing Stations for Philadelphia Zoo

  March 3, 2014

  

  We’re more conscious than ever before of the importance of hand washing to infection prevention. Learn how several MGI divisions came together to provide non-freezing outdoor hand washing stations for a children’s petting zoo.

• A Simple Guide to Choosing the Right Bariatric Toilet

  February 23, 2013

  

  Is a toilet manufactured to support up to 2,000 pounds suitable for bariatric use?