CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #652: New Rust Preventative for Auto Build-Ahead Program September 28, 2023 A third-party packager of all-time buys for a major automaker was looking for a new rust preventative to use on parts packed for up to 10 years of aftermarket storage. A solvent-based rust preventative had [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #749: Corrosion Protection of New Boilers in Transit September 19, 2023 A major manufacturer of Scotch Marine Firetube boilers ships an average of one or two boilers per month overseas or to customers who cannot immediately install them. The manufacturer wants to protect boiler [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #776: Preventing Rust on Construction Equipment September 14, 2023 A manufacturer of front-end loaders and skid steers needed corrosion protection on unpainted metal components during outdoor storage for up to six months or a year. The customer had been using a sticky oil-based product [...]
Bionetix® Case History Spotlight #42: Reducing COD in Glove Wastewater August 31, 2023 A glove manufacturer was struggling with high COD readings in their wastewater, which sometimes reaches high temperatures and has foaming issues. Their Bionetix® representative recommended using BCP11™. In just two weeks, their BOD levels dropped significantly, [...]
Case History Spotlight #664: Corrosion Protection of Electrical Appliances During Overseas Export August 22, 2023 A manufacturer of electrical appliances needed to protect the equipment from corrosion during overseas export and adopted the following three preservation steps: 1. Place VpCI®-126 Film on the pallet. 2. Place the appliance on [...]
Case History Spotlight #687: Transmission Preservation with CorrLam® August, 17, 2023 A logistics company in Thailand had 263 transmissions that it needed to store and preserve for five to seven years. They chose to wrap and seal each transmission in a piece of CorrLam® LD VpCI® Barrier Laminate. The [...]
Case History Spotlight #610: Wet Layup of Mooring Buoys October 07, 2022 The Middle East client wanted to leave balance and ballast testing water in mooring buoys during export shipping to the Mediterranean. They decided to add VpCI®-649 BD to the fresh water used and were very happy with [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History # 389: Corrosion Protection on Hawaiian Bridge July 31, 2023 The North Kahana Stream Bridge was built in 2011 in a corrosive environment near the Pacific Ocean on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The air is permeated with ocean chlorides and volcanic sulfuric [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #508: Aboveground Storage Tank Preservation July 12, 2023 When the customer realized that part of the cathodic protection (CP) system on their aboveground storage tank (AST) was disconnected and unserviceable, they called on help from Cortec® Global Services, assisted by MESA. The team installed [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #785: Water-Soluble Packaging for Agriculture Products July 06, 2023 After more than 50 years in business, a producer of livestock nutritional supplements and other agriculture treatments decided to try a new form of packaging. Previously, users of their manure and feed additives had [...]
