Heavy Equipment Giant Achieved Estimated Million-Dollar Savings and Sustainability Milestone Through Innovative Packaging Recycling Program May 16, 2025 A major global maker of off-road equipment is an example of how savings, simplification, and sustainability can go hand and hand. For several years, this company participated in Cortec’s plastic recycling [...]

Make Your Lube Point a Touch Point for Corrosion Protection May 13, 2025 Grease “makes the world go round.” Corrosion grinds it to a halt. Fortunately for most lube applications, the very presence of grease is enough to hinder corrosion on bearings, bushings, and other metal-to-metal contact areas. However, [...]

Cortec® Solves the Corrosion Conundrum of Hydrotesting May 8, 2025 Hydrostatic testing or “hydrotesting” is a critical step in confirming the integrity of vessels that handle a variety of fluids—from water to crude oil. The irony is that the same water used to test for leaks or weak points [...]

When It’s Time for an Epoxy Floor Coating April 30, 2025 Migrating Corrosion Inhibitors are a great way to add sustainability and durability to a concrete structure by slowing down the natural process of corrosion on embedded rebar. However, sometimes other enemies lead the attack even before corrosion has [...]

Case History Spotlight #678: Swedish Water Tower Repair April 25, 2025 The water tower in Höganäs County, Sweden, was built in 1978 with a 50-year service life design. By 2020, chlorides and carbonation had caused reinforcement corrosion, and pieces of concrete were breaking apart and falling off. Although bearing [...]

A Corrosion Protection Safety Net For Shipping New Vehicle Sensors April 24, 2025 Today is the age of sensors. An average vehicle may have more than a dozen sensors in the engine alone to monitor pressure, position, and other characteristics. The entire vehicle may have 70 sensors for better [...]

‘Staying Chill’: Effective Corrosion Protection for Cooling Systems in the Changing Seasons April 15, 2025 Spring in the northern hemisphere means startup time for cooling water systems that support comfort cooling or other summer industrial chilling needs. The southern hemisphere is the opposite: autumn is the time to think [...]

Meeting the Demanding Needs of the Military: Reliable VpCI® Corrosion Prevention for Military Production and Long-Term Storage April 11, 2025 In today's rapidly changing world, military forces must be prepared for immediate deployment. This sector faces unique challenges in combatting corrosion, from the preservation of stored vehicles and weaponry [...]

Cortec® 2025 Corporate Brochure Update Offers Fresh New Look at Corrosion Control April 10, 2025 Rust never sleeps, and neither does the need for effective corrosion control. To keep pace with evolving industry needs, Cortec® has updated its corporate brochure with a fresh, modern design and structure that highlights [...]

Three Months or Less? Strategies to Maximize Equipment Lifespans in Harsh Mining Conditions April 1, 2025 How long can a new front-end loader last in a limestone mine? Just three months would not be a wrong answer, given the corrosive atmosphere present one mile underground. Unfortunately for mining companies, [...]