Take Rust Prevention on Steel Coils to the Next Level
Steel coil processors must consider the potential risk of corrosion to metal as it makes its journey through the different stages of coil processing and ultimately reaches the end user. With the proper protection choices, manufacturers can not only avoid dramatic losses due to corrosion but can also take corrosion protection to a…
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #657: Steel Coil Rust Preventative for Electrostatic Oiler
In order to reduce material use and cost, a steel coil processor wanted to start using an electrostatic oiler to apply a rust preventative post-pickling and before recoiling. Many products are incompatible with the oiler’s electrostatic charge, so the customer began searching for one that would work. VpCI®-325 was found to be compatible, and the coil processor…
An Ideal Anticorrosion Packaging Solution for Large Bins of Metal Parts
July 20, 2022 Many manufacturers face the question of how to protect large bins of small metal parts from corrosion. The delays and costs of rust claims can be enormous, as can the impact on customer trust. Fortunately, Cortec® Corporation’s simple technique of interleaving CorShield® VpCI®-146 Paper in conjunction with an outer barrier of VpCI®-126 Film…
NEWS ALERT: Metal Casting Corrosion Meets Its Match at CastEXPO 2022
June 1, 2022 Corrosion met its match April 23rd-26th at CastEXPO 2022 in Columbus, Ohio, as Cortec® brought its VpCI® corrosion solutions to the largest North American metal casting industry event for the first time. Our expert staff included Anthony Price (Regional Sales Manager), whose knowledge of the casting process from design to pouring made it especially easy…
CASE HISTORY SPOTLIGHT: Case History #73: Steel Plate Corrosion Protection in Shipment
A silicon steel company needed three months of corrosion protection while shipping silicon steel plates cut to size for use in micro motors. They decided to use VpCI®-146 Paper, cut into 8 x 11 inch (20 x 28 cm) pieces and placed into the small packaging boxes (0.5 ft³ [14 L]) with the steel plate…