CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #376: Emergency Stabilization of Alcatraz January 13, 2022 The historic Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary is located on an island in San Francisco Bay. The perpetual environment of saltwater and fog has caused many corrosion problems for the National Park Service (NPS), who oversees the site. [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #394: Hakalau Seismic Retrofit January 07, 2022 The Hakalau Bridge in Hawaii was suffering from steel girder corrosion caused by volcanic sulfuric dioxide as well as chloride enriched moisture from the Pacific Ocean. Some of the rusty areas on the bridge were especially hard [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #335: Refurbishment of Military Displays December 29, 2021 Two military AAV (amphibious assault vehicle) museum display pieces needed a new durable topcoat. One of these AAVs had been retired for about 10 years and only required a topcoat, while the other was heavily corroded [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #618: Corrosion Protection of Guy-Wire Clamps December 22, 2021 A corrosive environment of strong wind and blowing sand near the ocean led to corrosion on guy-wire clamps anchoring a cell tower in Brazil. The solution was to brush off loose rust, clean the clamps [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #737: Cortec® Coatings for Forklift Preventative Maintenance December 16, 2021 A fork truck rental company found its equipment seriously damaged by corrosion after leasing it for use in the corrosive environment of a sauerkraut plant. In order to arrest the corrosion and preserve resale [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #306: Warehouse Renovation December 9, 2021 The interior metal roof and wall pillars at a warehouse in Serbia were rusty and had flaking paint; however, no sand or water blasting were allowed for surface prep. Additionally, the concrete floor was deteriorating from mechanical damage [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #627: Washing Deicing Salts off DOT Fleets December 9, 2021 A Midwest U.S. DOT was hit hard every winter by corrosive deicing salts that led to vehicle rust. Snowplow and deicing trucks took the brunt of the attack, returning from the job caked with [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #695: River Restoration Firm Decides to ‘Go Green’ on Plant Packaging November 23, 2021 One river restoration and erosion control firm in the UK takes environmental responsibility seriously— down to its plant packaging choice. The business is the largest grower of native wetland plants [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #116: Cost Savings for Electronics Packaging June 23, 2021 A large technology company in Canada was shipping electronic equipment worldwide using military standard packaging, desiccant, and a vacuum to prevent corrosion. The process was time consuming and ineffective. They experienced a significant improvement by [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #348: First International Shipment with Eco Wrap®! November 11, 2021 January 2008 was a historic moment in the development of environmentally responsible packaging solutions. At that time, Cortec’s commercially compostable stretch film formulation, Eco Wrap®, was used in its first international shipment. The commercially [...]
