In an unusual incident, one leading automaker was having trouble with tarnish and corrosion on SUV frames during shipment. The process oil used on the frames could not be removed before packaging and was eating holes through the VCI film (non-Cortec®). This allowed tarnish and corrosion to occur and the frames to be rejected. When…
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A copper company needed to protect copper tubing from corrosion during overseas shipment. Their existing method of corrosion protection was to wrap tubing in basic stretch wrap (no corrosion inhibitors) along with desiccant. They began using Cortec® Cor-Pak® VpCI® Stretch Film instead and found that it provided better protection for up to six weeks in…
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The customer needed to protect electrical appliances against corrosion during overland and overseas export in containers going by truck and ship. They decided to implement a three-step solution using Cortec® Technology. 1. Lay VpCI®-126 Film on the pallet.2. Place the appliance on the pallet and apply VpCI®-105 Emitter, EcoSpray™ Electronic Cleaner Protector VpCI®-238, and VpCI®-132 Foam inside…
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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…
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About 15 years ago, a manufacturer switched from using a liquid rust preventative on brake rotors to sandwiching layers of rotors between precut pieces of CorShield® VpCI®-146 Paper for corrosion protection in-process (WIP cycle) and during shipment. The manufacturer took this to the next level in 2020 when they started using robotics to package rotors for…
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