CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #542: Preserving Screw Compressor Air-End Parts for Export February 07, 2023 A major air compressor manufacturer required their supplier of air-end parts to export components clean and rust-free from India to plants in Europe, North America, and Asia. To meet their customer’s expectations, [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT #767: Mitigating Carbonation Corrosion February 02, 2023 A 15-story building in Barcelona was being rehabilitated into an apartment complex with a parking garage. Unfortunately, carbonation had set into the concrete over time, reducing the concrete’s pH and leaving the steel reinforcement vulnerable to corrosion attack. [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #734: Best PT Mix Ever! January 24, 2023 In 2021, a new mixed-use complex in Nebraska called for the construction of a four-level post-tension (PT) parking garage with a 100-year design life (before the first corrosion-related repair). Adding a corrosion inhibitor was essential [...]
Case History Spotlight #711: Solving Concrete Set Problems with MCI®-2005 NS January 10, 2023 A mid-summer concrete pour at a new luxury condo project in Toronto began to turn into a nightmare when the concrete began to set too quickly. High temperatures around 100 °F (38 °C) and the [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #376: Corrosion Mitigation at Alcatraz January 04, 2023 The famous Alcatraz federal penitentiary is located on an island in San Francisco Bay and surrounded year-round by saltwater and fog that cause many corrosion problems for the National Park Service (NPS) managing the historical [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: #643: Biobased Coating for Outdoor Tube Storage December 30, 2022 The ends of 30 feet (9 m) tubes used in fire protection systems were being missed during a fast-paced painting process on the production line. The manufacturer needed a rust preventative that could protect the ends [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT#616: Coating Refrigerator Coils December 22, 2022 A refrigerator coil manufacturer was unsatisfied with the solvent-based paint they were using to coat the coils. Workers disliked the strong solvent smell and associated health hazards. Long-term corrosion protection was also deficient. By switching to water based VpCI®-386 in [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #769: Stopping Underbody Rust on Collector’s Car December 14, 2022 In 2008, the owner of a 1947 Chrysler Windsor decided to passivate the rusty front underbody and interior floor of his collector’s car. He chose to try Cortec® Coatings based on a good [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #783: Better Corrosion Protection with Less Paint December 07, 2022 A tube steel manufacturer needed a water-based corrosion inhibitor coating for the OD (outer diameter) of oil and gas industry pipes. In addition to protecting pipe externals until commissioning, the coating needed to be [...]
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #742: Commercially Compostable Shrink Film for Packaging Skis November 30, 2022 DPS Skis was shrink wrapping its specialty skis in polyethylene (PE) film but wanted a more sustainable packaging alternative. The company is known for prioritizing sustainable business practices wherever possible and reached [...]
