CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #737: Preventative Maintenance for Sauerkraut Plant Fork Trucks June 21, 2023 Fork trucks leased to a sauerkraut plant quickly lost resale value from exposure to a corrosive environment of brine, salt, and sauerkraut. The rental company therefore began applying Cortec® products as needed during [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #513: District Cooling Plant Preservation June 15, 2023 In 2011, only two out of four proposed district cooling plants had been constructed on a UAE island designed to support more than 100 towers with 1.4 million m² (1.7 million yd²) of office space and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #548: Alternative to Sandblasting on Rusty Sunflower Oil Reservoirs June 06, 2023 The customer needed to remove rust and protect the exteriors of sunflower oil reservoirs. However, mechanical rust removal such as sandblasting and water blasting were restricted in the area. As a [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #182: Rust Prevention on Steering Shafts and Camshafts May 16, 2023 Steering shafts and camshafts being manufactured in Europe needed corrosion protection for the long shipment from Switzerland to the USA. Rust preventatives that the company had previously used (Castrol Rustilo 650 and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #611: Export Packaging of Heat Exchangers May 09, 2023 A manufacturer of heat exchangers was having problems with corrosion developing during overseas export. This presented a negative company image to customers. The manufacturer was advised to wrap the equipment with Cor-Pak® VpCI® Stretch Film [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #56: Steel Coil Protection May 05, 2023 A sheet steel company shipping its products around the world was having significant corrosion problems from condensation and salt air on steel coils passing through the tropics. They needed a packaging solution that met their protection and [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #630: Krk Bridge Preservation Project April 20, 2023 The Krk Bridge, which includes one of the world’s longest reinforced concrete arches, is located in a corrosive environment where strong winds blow salt spray onto the bridge’s surface. Almost four decades of chloride exposure led to corrosion [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #706: Smart Stacking of Four Oil and Gas Rigs April 12, 2023 A global oil and gas service provider needed to preserve four tender rigs. Normally, they would use cold stacking, but this time, they needed a preservation method that would allow speedy reactivation. [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #473: Adding MCI®-2005 to Dubai’s First Children’s Hospital April 05, 2023 The first children’s hospital in Dubai was built with a footprint of 55,000 m² (592,015 ft²). An aggressive environment with high salinity, high humidity levels, high temperatures, and a high water table [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #103: Fighting Electronics Corrosion at Wastewater Treatment Plant March 30, 2023 High humidity and hydrogen sulfide in deep tunnel pumping stations were causing corrosion that led to electronics and electrical failures, excessive downtime, and extra costs. The water reclamation district addressed the problem with [...]
