CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #336: Water-Based Coatings for State-of-the-Art Facility October 07, 2026 A new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Europe needed a cost-effective, easy-to-apply, environmentally responsible coatings system for multiple features. A variety of Cortec® water-based coatings, custom-matched and color-coded to identify different sections and hazards, were [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History # 434: Low-Cost Storage of CVR(T) Scimitar July 02, 2026 The owner of a CVR(T) Scimitar wanted to store the reconnaissance vehicle outdoors while avoiding corrosion. Accordingly, HITEKnology helped the client preserve the coolant, oil, and fuel systems with Cortec® Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #175: Extending Plow/Salt Truck Service Life June 5, 2026 Corrosion started to attack the plow/salt truck of a small township in Minnesota within just one year of purchase. Naturally, the township wanted to extend the vehicle’s service life and therefore applied various corrosion prevention [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #243: Protection of Space Launch Pad Electrical Cabinets May29, 2026 An aerospace company discovered that corrosion had begun on terminal block connection points inside and on exterior stainless steel surfaces outside three electrical control panels near a rocket launch pad. Eight other cabinets [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History # 702: Vukovar Water Tower Restoration and Preservation May 14, 2026 The Vukovar water tower is a symbol of Croatian independence that still stands after being hit more than 600 times during the Homeland War of 1991. Over time, corrosion on exposed metal [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #679: Seasonal Theater Boiler Layup April 15, 2026 A historical theater in Alabama was temporarily closed during the COVID shutdowns of March 2020, with hopes to reopen that fall. In the meantime, the facility boilers required layup, a task usually performed by adding desiccant [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #445: Reclaiming Rusted Gas Tubes April 01, 2026 A client needed to reclaim seven gas tubes that had corroded by the end of their transport from the US to the UK. Workers proceeded to soak the tubes in VpCI®-422, followed by a solution of [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #536: Croatian Overpass Preservation March 26, 2026 An overpass in Croatia needed a facelift along with future corrosion protection. After cleaning the surface, workers applied MCI®-2020Powder (mixed with water), followed by MCI® Architectural Coating* RAL 7035 (gray) once the MCI®-2020 had dried. Both materials [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #247: Restoration and Protection of Manufacturing Silos March 13, 2026 Several silos at a manufacturing facility were beginning to show corrosion on the stainless steel bodies. Even worse, rust was starting to flake off the iron legs that supported the silos. The manufacturer [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #613: Protecting Tagliamento Viaduct PT Strands March 09, 2026 The reconstruction of the Tagliamento River viaduct in Italy included the creation of a 1.5 km (0.9 mile) dual carriageway made from pre-stressed reinforced concrete segments. This required corrosion protection of posttensioning (PT) cables [...]
