CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #500: Steam Turbine and Boiler System Preservation September 13, 2022 A power plant in Alaska needed to shut down and preserve its Unit 8 steam turbine, boiler system, and associated piping for three years. To do so, all access ports were first closed and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #479: Outdoor Boiler Tube Preservation September 8, 2022 Two spare boiler tube bundles needed preservation against corrosion in harsh outdoor storage conditions while remaining ready for use at any time. To prep the bundles for storage, loose rust and debris were blown off with [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #314: Parking Garage Restoration September 01, 2022 A medical center parking garage in Ohio had corrosion problems in its top precast slab, requiring partial to full repair. MCI®-2005 NS was added to new parts of the slab to mitigate corrosion of existing steel and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #253: Condo Balcony Repair August 18, 2022 As part of a balcony repair project, a condominium complex in Cincinnati needed overhead patching and caulking followed by a sealer. Cortec® MCI®-2019 was chosen for the latter as a two-in-one Migrating Corrosion Inhibitor™ / water repellent [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #121: Plankinton Avenue Parking Ramp Preservation August 10, 2022 In 1999, the Plankinton Avenue parking ramp in downtown Milwaukee was deteriorating and rebar had rusted in the concrete due to deicing salt. The city wanted an economical way to renovate and protect the ramp [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #400: Clean, Dry Corrosion Protection for Foundry Parts July 27, 2022 A foundry in India wanted to protect metal components from rust in a clean and dry manner so they would be ready to use out of the box without cleaning. VpCI®-369N5 was applied [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #78: Corrosion Protection of Nuclear Power Company Spares July 19, 2022 A nuclear power company needed corrosion protection for two hundred million dollars’ worth of spare parts, electronics, and facilities in storage. They used VpCI®-389 to protect sensitive parts of the backup diesel power [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #716: Corrosion Protection of Brake Rotors July 14, 2022 It has been about 15 years since one brake rotor manufacturer stopped using liquid rust preventatives for the WIP (work-in-process) cycle and started sandwiching parts between precut sheets of CorShield® VpCI®-146 Paper. This provided satisfactory [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #506: SUV Frame Preservation July 06, 2022 In an unusual incident, one leading automaker was having trouble with tarnish and corrosion on SUV frames during shipment. The process oil used on the frames could not be removed before packaging and was eating holes through [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #482: Cooling Tower Preservation July 01, 2022 After successfully using Cortec® products in other areas of operation, one manufacturer decided to try to achieve longer lasting protection than with traditional paint by using Cortec® Coatings on a cooling tower exterior. The two parts of [...]
