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Vehicle Development Insights from Industry: Technologies and Trends for Future Growth - Going forward with MSDS management.

There has been no shortage of innovations in the off-highway industry over the past few years, what with engine manufacturers redesigning systems to meet regulations, and OEMs redesigning equipment to fit those systems. With all those new designs, and new parts, OEMs and parts suppliers worldwide have learned the hard way what happens when a company's material approval process workflow is not integrated with MSDS (material safety data sheet) management.

Many companies use material safety data sheet software for updating, searching, and viewing MSDSs. Most of these companies have a material approval process workflow that was created with an Excel spreadsheet, administered via snail- or e-mail, and decoupled from the MSDS management.