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Success Stories

Rubber tank Repair

Durable Rubber Tank Repair at Wastewater Treatment Facility Holding NaOCL

The Problem A wastewater treatment facility was grappling with a significant issue – a leak in the rubber lining of a steel tank, which had been replaced only two years…
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Steel Mill Secondary Containment

The Problem This steel mill had a severely corroded secondary containment area caused by hydrochloric acid at elevated temperatures continuously hitting their trench.  USI was called in by an engineering…
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Trench Repair

The Problem This steel mill had a severely corroded secondary containment area caused by hydrochloric acid at elevated temperatures continuously hitting their trench.  USI was called in by an engineering…
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University Stair Rebuild

The Problem This stairway serves as a main access route for many students. For safety reasons, this stairway needed to be repaired and coated for protection. The client wanted the…
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Denso Bore-Wrap® Field-applied abrasion resistant outerwrap (ARO) application instructions

Purchase Denso Bore-Wrap® Download Field-Applied Application Instructions – PRINTABLE VERSION STEP 1 Prepare the area on either side of the field joint coating in accordance with SSPC SP1 “Solvent Cleaning”.…
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Traditional Pipe Coating Failure – HDD Pipeline Protection

Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) has been used to install pipelines since the early 1970s. Over nearly 50 years, the industry has learned a great deal about how to successfully install…
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PHMSA’s New Rule Updates Pipeline Corrosion Control Requirements

In August 2022, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) (Washington, DC, USA) issued a Final Rule regarding the safety of gas transmission pipelines. These new requirements amend…
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New Corrosion Inhibitor for Hydrotesting Drinking Water Systems

Cortec® is pleased to announce that its newest corrosion inhibitor for hydrostatic testing (i.e., hydrotesting) is certified to meet ANSI/NSF Standard 61 for use in hydrotesting of drinking water system components!* This…
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NSF 600 and What It Means to the Coatings Industry

Check out our list of NSF 600 Approved Products The new NSF/ANSI/CAN 600 (NSF 600) standard took effect on January 1, 2023. NSF 600 dramatically reduced the allowable extractable levels of…
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chiller with corrosion

Chiller Plant at Big 10 University – 2015

The Problem A Chiller Plant at a Big 10 University was experiencing galvanic corrosion, also know as bimetal corrosion, which was eating away at the metals and causing tubes to…
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