We are excited to be heading back to the annual EOS/ESD Symposium in October! This year marks the 45th annual convention of the ESD Association and the second year of Cortec® attendance. After a great experience in 2022, we are looking forward to sending reps from our sales and technical team to share more exciting developments in…
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August 17, 2023 How do automakers prepare for the unexpected—a pandemic, a sudden worker shortage, or any other emergency that suspends normal operations? One way is to start an auto build-ahead program that creates a bank of automotive parts ready to install at a moment’s notice. The same strategy can be used for models that…
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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 product was easy to use and satisfactory to the customer. As of four years…
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August 16, 2023 Building a “bank” of auto parts in advance is critical to ensuring that service parts for a retired car model will be ready years later. However, it can also be a strategic business move when leadership foresees potential interruptions to the upcoming auto industry workflow. The approaching sale of manufacturing facilities, a…
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Automakers who manufacture thousands or millions of service parts in advance must find ways to keep them corrosion-free for 10, 20, or 30 years after a model has been discontinued. In 2020, this need arose for a major automaker who needed to preserve thousands of rear differential units for up to 15 years. The automaker…
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August 9, 2023 Many consumers and manufacturers today are looking for more environmentally acceptable ways of carrying out everyday activities such as packaging. The use of paper products instead of plastic represents one opportunity to reduce plastic pollution and use material from a plant-based resource instead of a heavily petroleum-based one. Recyclability represents another opportunity…
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