FEATURED IN: Automotive Manufacturers: Make Sure Your VCI Bag is the Solution, Not the Problem Featured in Times EV Magazine
FEATURED IN: Cortec Examines Advantages of VCI Bags for Gears and Transmissions Featured in PTE Magazine
FEATURED IN: A Fresh Perspective on Anticorrosion ESD Packaging for the New EV market Featured in EV Magazine
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Case History Spotlight #267: Corrosion Protection of Cast Iron Auto Parts
A manufacturer of cast iron auto parts, which are very susceptible to damage during storage and domestic and international transportation, needed a way of protecting them from corrosion for a six-month period. Their solution was to line a wooden pallet/bin with a 6 mil (15 µm) VpCI®-126 Bag, place auto parts inside, and close the bag. …
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NEWS ALERT: Ready to Add Corrosion Protection to Deicing Salts This Winter?
Winter brings the recurring challenge of how to keep roads and vehicles safe without inciting corrosion from deicing salts. While regular washing of vehicles is an indispensable strategy for anticorrosion winter vehicle maintenance, a second angle of attack is to add corrosion inhibitors directly to the deicers to minimize their impact. Cortec’s M-605 Series offers three options …
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NEWS ALERT: Get Your Fleet Ready for Winter with These Undercarriage Coatings!
Winter brings snow and ice, prompting DOTs (departments of transportation) to get deicers out on the road to keep travel safe. As a result, plenty of deicing salts splash up on cars, trucks, and buses, leading to corrosion if not washed off quickly and thoroughly enough. Unfortunately, it is much harder, but not less important, …
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PRESS RELEASE: VpCI® Packaging for Brakes and Bearings: Rust Prevention That Makes Sense!
While better ways exist to prevent rust on brakes and bearings, some brake rotors still reach their destination dressed in messy petroleum-based rust preventatives that are difficult for the end user to remove. Fortunately, many manufacturers have discovered the benefits of protecting brakes and bearings with VpCI® Packaging, which offers important advantages to both manufacturers and end …
NEWS ALERT: How to Build a Rust-Free Automotive Bank for Unexpected Shutdowns
Unexpected shutdowns, such as the recent strike at the Big Three automakers, send suppliers scrambling to adjust to changing demands. What can be done to preserve thousands of engines, transmissions, and other components that suddenly have nowhere to go? VpCI® packaging solutions can help automakers create a rust-free auto parts bank to survive these and other emergencies. The …
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