ARMOR POLY® VCI HELPS AUTOMOTIVE PARTS TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY RUST FREE
Customer:
Global large equipment manufacturer
Type of Industry:
Industrial engine components
Problem:
Engine components were arriving from a Michigan-based machine parts manufacturer to a large equipment manufacturer in Georgia with corrosion. Parts were not adequately protected for shipment and arrived covered in corrosion.
During shipment the engine components are exposed to drastic changes in environmental conditions. Without adequate VCI (volatile corrosion inhibitor) protection, temperature and humidity fluctuations induce conditions to accelerate the corrosion process. In addition, conditions inside a tractor trailer shipment experience large swings in temperature (See chart below from a study performed illustrating the comparison between ocean liner vs. ground transportation container temperature and relative humidity analysis).
ARMOR Solution:
ARMOR POLY® VCI bags and sheeting were used in a trial shipment of two pallets of engine components from northern Michigan to Georgia. A visual inspection of every part was performed by an ARMOR® representative upon arrival at the Thomasville facility and there was no evidence of any corrosion on any of the parts.
Results/Savings:
While actual cost savings are not yet available, the large equipment manufacturer was thoroughly convinced that ARMOR’s VCI technology would be a value-added product when receiving products from their suppliers, as well as using ARMOR® VCI products when shipping their finished products to the other large equipment manufacturer facilities for final assembly.