Oct 6, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Rust Prevention
In most Illinois and Wisconsin plants, the same two weeks in October carry two opposite jobs. The cooling tower or chiller comes down for the season, and the boiler comes back up. Both jobs usually have a checklist. Neither checklist usually has a line on it for...
Oct 1, 2026 | Asset Preservation, Rust Prevention
A gearbox that leaves the plant with an empty case rusts on the teeth and bearing races above whatever oil film drained off in the first day. The traditional answer is to ship it full of oil, which means paying to fill it, paying to ship the weight, declaring the...
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 24, 2026 | Rust Prevention
The rust preventive oil at the end of the line is usually doing its job. The parts do not rust. What it also does is drip off the rack onto the floor, drift as a mist onto every machine within twenty feet, put VOCs in the air, and hand the next operation a part that...
Sep 23, 2026 | Blast Rooms, Parts Washer, Rust Prevention
Working is not the same as right Cortec’s tip of the month in August was aimed at its own customers, and it is blunt: if you use VCI packaging or rust preventative chemicals, have your process evaluated even if it is working 100 percent, because there are newer...
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...
