Sep 26, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Rust Prevention
Nitrogen blanketing works. That is not the argument against it. The argument against it is everything you have to do to keep it working, and what happens in a confined space when it fails quietly. Cortec® put out a release on September 25 making the case for...
Sep 22, 2026 | anti corrosion, Asset Preservation
The control panel on a lift station, a wastewater pump house, a wet-process line or a plant next to a rendering operation does not fail all at once. The HMI touch screen starts dropping inputs, a relay sticks, a terminal strip goes green, and one day the pump does not...
Sep 21, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Rust Prevention
Cortec® released a new demonstration video on September 17 showing how Boiler Lizard® goes into a boiler for dry layup. The whole procedure runs under two minutes on camera, which is roughly how long it takes in the boiler room. If you have been putting off a...
Sep 15, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Blast Rooms, Coatings, Rust Prevention
The Asset You Cannot Take to the Blast Room Every plant has them. Equipment that is structurally fine, functionally fine, and slowly rusting in place where nobody can get at it properly. Rooftop units. Mezzanine framework. Duct runs and support steel over a production...
Sep 10, 2026 | Asset Preservation
The boiler comes off line Friday and stays off for eight months, or three years, or until the market turns, and the maintenance engineer has to keep the tube banks, headers and downstream piping from rusting in the meantime. The usual answers are dry layup with...
