Sep 6, 2026 | Rust Prevention, VCI Packaging
Every plant between Ohio and Iowa knows the calendar. Sometime in June the dew point climbs, the doors are open, the parts washer is running hot, and machined steel that sat clean on the rack all winter starts showing orange spots overnight. Maintenance calls it...
Sep 2, 2026 | anti corrosion, Rust Prevention
A boiler does most of its rusting when it isn’t running. That surprises people, but the logic is simple: a boiler in service is hot, chemically treated, and largely free of oxygen. Shut it down and it becomes a large steel vessel full of damp air at ambient...
Sep 2, 2026 | anti corrosion, Rust Prevention
Ask three suppliers how long VCI protection lasts and you’ll get “up to two years” from all three. It’s a fair answer and a nearly useless one, because the phrase “up to” is doing all the work. The same emitter that protects a...
Jul 21, 2026 | Parts Washer, Rust Prevention
There’s a moment every manufacturer knows: a batch of parts comes out of the washer clean and bright, gets set aside, and by the next shift there’s a haze of flash rust on the surface. The cleaning worked. The protection didn’t. Cleaning and...
Jul 20, 2026 | anti corrosion, Rust Prevention
Boiler_Lizard Every year, as steam demand drops for summer or a unit goes offline for a turnaround, facility and plant engineers face the same question: what’s the right way to lay up a boiler so it comes back online without corrosion damage? Get it wrong, and a...
May 3, 2024 | Rust Prevention, Solvent Recycling
Corrosion specialist Cortec has advised industries to set up a rust removal station with Cortec VpCI-422, a USDA-certified biobased product, to preserve machine parts that get rusted. There are two types of companies that will typically benefit most from setting up a...
