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ZERUST® Recovers Tarnished Sensors and Provides Protection From Further Corrosion with Anti-Tarnish VCI Film

  • Export Shipment
  • Inventory Storage
  • Long Term Storage
  • Work In Progress

Who?

OEM parts and service supplier

What?

Recovery of tarnished sensors and protection from future corrosion

Why?

Restore sensors to fulfill warranty replacement part orders

How?

ZERUST® custom cleaned the sensors and protected them from future tarnish with ICT®520-CB1 Anti-Tarnish VCI Film

Anti-Tarnish VCI
Anti-Tarnish VCI
Anti-Tarnish VCI
Anti-Tarnish VCI

Problem

An OEM service and parts organization needed to distribute 40,000 sensors crucial to the operation of the equipment they sold over the last 10 years as part of their warranty coverage. These parts were in inventory storage for many years and were no longer produced. When samples of these sensors were inspected before shipment, the sensors were found to have black copper oxidation on exposed areas of the gold-plated contact leads. As a result, all 40,000 sensors were deemed unusable for their purpose, and no replacement was found.

Solution

The OEM contacted ZERUST® for a solution to their corrosion issues. ZERUST® performed a custom cleaning service and removed the copper oxide formation without damaging the gold plating or the encased component. In addition, the cleaned sensors were packed in ZERUST® ICT®520-CB1 Anti-Tarnish VCI Film to prevent further copper oxidation.

Sensors protected from rust & corrosion
For Years


Customer Satisfaction
100%

Results

The customer has been extremely happy with their oxidation-free results and now relies on ZERUST® for all their work-in-process, storage, and shipping VCI needs. Contact a ZERUST® Representative for a comprehensive corrosion management solution most effective for your metal assets.

Anti-Tarnish VCI

ZERUST® corrosion experts recover tarnished sensors and protect them from future corrosion—enabling the supplier to fulfill their warranty service requests.
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