CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #172: Tarnish Protection of Euro Blanks November 08, 2022 A European mint was having trouble with tarnish on copper plated mild steel coin blanks while using VCI film from a Cortec® competitor. Although VpCI®-126 Bags had already been tested and found to provide [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #99: Corrosion Protection of Electrical Cables November 02, 2022 A wire manufacturer was experiencing heavy corrosion on copper and aluminum electrical cables transported by sea from northern Europe to Thailand. They decided to try wrapping the cables with VpCI®-126 Film instead of common [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #715: Corrosion Protection of Wind Turbine Components October 27, 2022 A manufacturer of wind turbine shafts, rings, and hubs had experienced corrosion problems in the past. They wanted a system of corrosion protection for two-to-five years of indoor or outdoor storage on components [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History # #694: Rebar Corrosion Protection During Construction Delay October 14, 2022 Most of the concrete work was already done when a project in Saudi Arabia hit construction delays. This posed the problem of rusted rebar in concrete, as many rebars on in-fill beams [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #657: Steel Coil Rust Preventative for Electrostatic Oiler October 07, 2022 In order to reduce material use and cost, a steel coil processor wanted to start using an electrostatic oiler to apply a rust preventative post-pickling and before recoiling. Many products are incompatible with [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #598: Closed-Loop Cleaning and Preservation on Private Yacht June 23, 2021 One of the world’s largest privately-owned yachts was taken to France for maintenance and repair. The pipes of the VACON drives needed to be cleaned from heavy scale in a very short timeframe. [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #749: Prevention of New Firetube Boiler Corrosion June 23, 2021 Every month, a leading manufacturer of Scotch Marine Firetube boilers typically ships one or two boilers overseas or to customers that cannot immediately install the boilers. For more than a decade, the manufacturer has [...]
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 [...]
