Most sections of the country had significant (record breaking) snowfall in 2015. One consequence of heavy snow fall is lots of snowplowing and road salting. Salt does a great job in “melting” ice, but it also accelerates metal corrosion. Two misconceptions about salt is one- it actually melts ice and two...
There is almost no limit to the unique custom packaging and crating solutions that Packet devises to meet specific needs. In one case Packnet designed and built humidity controlled crating system. The client was Standby Systems, producer of high-performance equipment and services to energy producers, gas and liquid transmission pipelines, natural...
What is an ion? An ion is a particle such as an atom or a molecule that has a charge; it could be negative or positive. Everyone has heard the expression “opposites attract”, well ions of opposite charges also attract. What is rust? Most metals have iron and have a positive...
Corrosion is a problem that affects just about every industry, including automotive. One of the most vital components of a car or truck its brake system. When maintaining or inspecting brakes, most mechanics and owners are concerned about wear and tear with the brake linings or brake shoes, but corrosion...
Long distance shipping of metal products or parts can pose some serious corrosion challenges as the overseas shipping environment can be very corrosive. HYVA India LTD is a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and jacks used in heavy vehicles. At first HYVA was filling the oil reservoirs before shipment to ward...
A few more corrosion issues that made the news this month: GM Announces Recall of More than Half a Million More Vehicles, Halts Some Deliveries Concrete Credence: More Bay Bridge Woes May Validate Concerns of Span’s #1 Critic Improving safety on North America’s “122-inch pipeline GM Recalls The first article is about yet another...
Last July 2013, a Piper Seneca made an emergency crash landing at Durham Tees Valley Airport in the UK. The pilot was an ex-special forces serviceman, and when trying to land at a private airfield realized there was a mechanical fault with his aircraft. The landing gear indicator lights would...
Rarely a day goes by without corrosion problems making the headlines. Corrosion affects products in just about every industry and in every part of the world. The US Navy alone spends 22.9 billion dollars per year fighting rust. source. According to https://corrosion.org, 2.2 trillion dollars is spent world wide dealing...
The following video is an animation created by Cortec that shows how the VpCI Emitter works to protect products during shipping and storage. The video does a nice job of showing the technology. Specifically: The emitter only needs to be placed in the vicinity of the product in a closed container. There...
There have been several studies that attempt to quantify the cost of corrosion. In 2002, NACE International came out with a study that estimated that corrosion was costing the US 276 billion dollars per year. The industries where corrosion had the biggest impact was Drinking Water and Sewer Systems Motor Vehicles Defense Bridges and...