Published December 5, 2011
Yes, Even in the Winter
It is vitally important to use VCI products all year long. Some of our customers use VCI only in the warm, humid months because that is when rust and corrosion is at its worst. It is true that for most companies, rust is at its peak during the summer, but rust can still be a major problem during the colder months of autumn and winter.
Many of our customers typically use VCI paper and VCI bags only in the warm, humid months of spring and summer. While it is important to protect your metal parts from rust and corrosion during those warm months, it is equally important to provide VCI protection for your parts during the cold winter months.
There are several reasons for using VCI products during the winter months. Here are some of them:
- Your parts are packed indoors at room temperature. When you ship those parts by truck, they are subject to much colder weather, and then when your parts are delivered to your customers, they go back indoors to room temperature. These fluctuations in temperature will cause condensation to form on your parts, causing them to be susceptible to corrosion and rust. Proper packaging with VCI products will prevent rust and corrosion even in the midst of condensation.
- While your parts may be shipped to your customer in January or February, they may end up on your customer’s shelf until June or July, and will at that time be subject to higher temperatures and high humidity. These conditions will cause condensation and rust to form. Again, the proper use of VCI packaging will prevent rust from forming.
- If you use VCI products only for part of the year, your employees can get out of the habit of using VCI products, and could ship parts during summer months without VCI protection. By using VCI products to protect your parts all year long, every shipment, your employees get in the good habit of protecting every shipment all year long, and eliminating rust and corrosion all year long.
Contact a VCI packaging expert to provide you with the expertise that is necessary to use and apply VCI products correctly. You can learn more about VCI by visiting this informative web site. VCI products protect metal parts from rust and corrosion without the need for messy grease and oils.
Published January 27, 2011Many of our customers typically use VCI paper and VCI bags only in the warm, humid months of spring and summer. While it is important to protect your metal parts from rust and corrosion during those warm months, it is equally important to provide VCI protection for your parts during the cold winter months.
There are several reasons for using VCI products during the winter months. Here are some of them:
- Your parts are packed indoors at room temperature. When you ship those parts by truck, they are subject to much colder weather, and then when your parts are delivered to your customers, they go back indoors to room temperature. These fluctuations in temperature will cause condensation to form on your parts, causing them to be susceptible to corrosion and rust. Proper packaging with VCI products will prevent rust and corrosion even in the midst of condensation
- While your parts may be shipped to your customer in January or February, they may end up on your customer’s shelf until June or July, and will at that time be subject to higher temperatures and high humidity. These conditions will cause condensation and rust to form. Again, the proper use of VCI packaging will prevent rust from forming.
- If you use VCI products only for part of the year, your employees can get out of the habit of using VCI products, and could ship parts during summer months without VCI protection. By using VCI products to protect your parts all year long, every shipment, your employees get in the good habit of protecting every shipment all year long, and eliminating rust and corrosion all year long.
Contact a VCI packaging expert to provide you with the expertise that is necessary to use and apply VCI products correctly. You can learn more about VCI by visiting this informative web site. VCI products protect metal parts from rust and corrosion without the need for messy grease and oils.
Published September 2, 2010It’s hard to believe that Summer is almost over, and the end of August is right around the corner. With this summer’s high heat and humidity across much of the nation, we at Green Packaging, Inc. have been really busy helping solve rust and corrosion issues from coast to coast! So busy that for the first time, I didn’t have time to send out a July newsletter, and almost missed August too!
Green Packaging, Inc. is having a record-breaking year! We have provided corrosion and rust solutions to hundreds of companies, and we continue to grow! Our commitment to solving rust problems for our customers has been rewarded.
Just because Summer is nearly over, doesn’t necessarily mean that all of your rust and corrosion issues will also go away. We recommend using VCI paper and VCI bags year-round, to ensure that your parts remain rust-free. Even if you are producing parts in low temperature, low humidity months, they may sit on your shelf or your customer’s shelf for months, which means they have been susceptible to great fluctuations in temperature, causing condensation and forming rust and corrosion. The simple solution is to continue to use rust inhibiting VCI paper and VCI bags year-round throughout your operations. This includes in-process parts that are waiting in queue for secondary operations, or waiting to be packaged. Always cover in-process parts with VCI to keep them rust-free
We know your pain, and we have the solution, so contact us today for more information.
Toll-Free 1-877-822-0552
or e-mail Wayne@Green-VCI.com.
Published April 20, 2010- Green VCI poly bags create a moisture barrier, protecting your metal parts from moisture. Moisture is one of the main causes of corrosion.
- Green VCI poly bags prevent dust and contaminants from affecting your parts. Dust and contaminants in the air can often accelerate corrosion.
- Metal parts, electronic components, and equipment made out of ferrous or non-ferrous metals, packaged in Green VCI bags do not require any other additional packing.
- Green VCI poly bags are transparent so parts inside can be inspected, inventoried, etc. without the need of opening the VCI packaging.
- Green VCI Poly bags can withstand temperature from -60 degree F to +200 degree F.
- Green VCI bags can be manufactured to your exact size specifications.
- Green VCI poly, poly material is 100% recyclable.
- Green VCI Poly Bags are economical and they can even be re-used.
- Green VCI poly material is water, oil, and grease resistant.
- Green VCI poly bags have high tensile strength making them extremely tear resistant and puncture resistant.
- Green VCI poly bags provide excellent corrosion inhibiting properties,a nd can prevent corrosion on all types of metals, including carbon steel, chrome, stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, silver, silicon steel and galvanized steel.
- Green VCI poly bags are easy to use and require very little labor, as parts are simply placed in a Green VCI poly bag and remain corrosion-free for years.
Published March 29, 2010
VCI Poly Bags, also known as Volatile Corrosion Inhibitors, provide effective and long lasting protection against rust and corrosion to metal parts, components, assemblies, forgings, castings, metal stampings, powdered metal parts automotive parts, and all other metal products made out of ferrous, non-ferrous metal and multi metals. Metals protected include carbon steel, chrome, stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, silver, silicon steel, galvanized steel; while in-process, during storage, and throughout the shipping cycle while in transit and overseas shipment for exports.
Causes of Corrosion
Surfaces of most of the metals rust and corrode due to moisture, water, acids, salts and other contaminants that are always present in our atmosphere. Corrosion and deterioration of metal surfaces also take place when they are exposed to gases containing sulfur, acid vapors and ammonia gas. Common culprits include by-products of the manufacturing process, by-products from heat treating, and fork truck exhaust.
The corrosion process is often accelerated when metal products are exposed to environmental changes such as fluctuations in temperature and humidity which often happens during product transportation, overseas shipments or long term storage.
Anti Corrosion Packaging, Green VCI Poly Bags, VCI Poly Tubing & VCI Poly Sheets
Green VCI Poly Products are available in several forms: Flat VCI Bags, Gusseted VCI Bags, VCI Poly Tubing, VCI Poly Sheeting, VCI Bubble Bags, and VCI Stretch Film. One of the most popular VCI products is Custom-Sized Gusseted VCI Poly Bags. All of these VCI Poly Products provide the most effective packaging solutions for protection against rust and corrosion for both ferrous, non-ferrous metals and also multi metal surfaces, electronic components, parts assemblies and finished goods.
Advantages of VCI Poly Products
Green VCI Poly products provide excellent long-term protection against rust and corrosion for all metal parts and components. Parts protected with Green VCI Poly will stay corrosion-free for 5 years or longer. Green VCI Poly gives the added protection of a moisture barrier, and they are also excellent dust and contaminant barriers. VCI Poly products are naturally grease and oil resistant. Because they are transparent, products can be inspected without the need of removing the parts from the packaging.
Another advantage of Green VCI Poly bags is their ease of use. Simply place your parts in a Green VCI Poly Bag. There is no need for spraying, dipping or brushing on oils or greases. Parts stay corrosion-free and customers receive parts that are dry with no need to remove oils. Green VCI Poly products are much more environmentally-friendly than traditional rust preventative oils and greases.
Published March 1, 2010One of the biggest reasons why metal parts become rusted is because of improper handling of those parts while they are in your plant. Metal parts should never be left exposed to the air in your plant. Contaminants in the air, fork truck exhaust, and by-products of your manufacturing process can all contribute to accelerating rust and corrosion.
WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED
Metal parts that are in-process or waiting for secondary operations should be covered with VCI paper or placed in a VCI bag for corrosion protection. By keeping your parts protected with VCI, you will prevent the contaminants in the air, and corrosion-causing elements (oxygen, salt, moisture, etc) from affecting your parts. It’s important to remember that VCI’s will completely evaporate when parts are removed from the VCI, so no cleaning or removal is necessary, even if the parts are to be welded or painted.
CREATE A BARRIER
One final suggestion is to make sure that your metal parts are not in direct contact with wooden pallets, wooden crates, and corrugated boxes. Moisture, acids, and chlorine that is common in these products can all accelerate corrosion, especially in those areas where the parts are in direct contact with the wood or corrugated. This is known as contact corrosion, and it will be prevented if you create a VCI barrier between your parts and the wood or corrugated. Simply place a sheet of VCI paper or VCI poly sheeting between the parts and the wood or corrugated, or line corrugated boxes with a VCI poly bag or VCI paper.
By following these three simple procedures, you will greatly reduce the likelihood of corrosion and rust affecting your parts, your bottom line, and your reputation. Contact Green-VCI for more information, free reports, and a free corrosion consultation. Call toll-free 1-877-822-0552 or e-mail info@Green-VCI.com Visit our web site for tons more information and tips www.Green-VCI.com
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Leave a commentPublished February 17, 2010Today’s tip will be a very short, but very important one. In nearly 20 years of solving corrosion and rust issues for metal parts manufacturers all over the country, one of the most basic, yet least observed rules of handling metal parts is to ALWAYS wear gloves when handling metal parts. I can recount to you dozens and dozens of times when I have been called in to discover the cause of corrosion and rust, only to find this most basic rule ignored. I have literally seen rust in the shape of fingerprints on metal parts! Acids, moisture and oils in human hands can cause and accelerate corrosion on metal parts. ALWAYS wear a pair of cotton gloves when touching, inspecting, handling, and packaging metal parts. Metal parts should be packaged in VCI paper or placed in a VCI bag as quickly as possible. This includes while the parts are in-process and while they are waiting in the que for secondary operations. Of particular importance is to have the metal parts packaged in VCI paper or in VCI bags during storage, and in shipment to your customers. Some manufacturers use VCI packaging only during the summer months, but this is a big mistake, as you can never tell when those parts will be shipped or used by your customer. In other words, even if you are packaging parts in January with low humidity, the parts may sit on your shelf or your customer’s shelf until they are used in July! Protect your parts year-round with VCI packaging form Green Packaging, Inc. http://www.Green-VCI.com
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