We are constantly innovating to protect

all industries from corrosion

On-site or in laboratory, we, VCI experts, implement a methodology that takes into account your sector of activity, your specificities and your environment to offer you adapted solutions.

An effective response to your problem requires our total commitment.
Our experts come directly to your site:
- Methodical analysis of your needs and process audit
- Consulting in packaging engineering
- Testing under industrial conditions

We have two R&D laboratories in the United States, one in Europe and one in Asia. These entities are dedicated to the development and design of new solutions and products, but are also centers of technical expertise dedicated to our customers to address their corrosion protection issues. Led by specialized PhD and engineers, our centers bring together skills in metallurgy, electrochemistry, analytical chemistry and packaging engineering, which systematically analyze the performance and limitations of our solutions.
- Research into new VCI inhibitors and diffusion media
- Tests of climatic variations in enclosures
- Compatibility research with process liquids
- Surface analysis of parts
- Research into the causes of corrosion

Pollutants and residues (solid or fluid, aqueous, purely organic deposits) on metal objects can make any corrosion protection ineffective and have a corrosive effect themselves. In our laboratories, we identify, analyze and evaluate all the residues present using high-tech analysis techniques:
- Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
(GCMS)
- High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- Ion chromatography (IC)
- Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

Finding the ideal corrosion control solutions requires a precise knowledge of the user's specific strategy. It is therefore important to evaluate the entire production process. This includes the inspection of all treatment media used for mechanical treatment, washing and protection of parts or equipment. In this respect, we recommend that all aspects of the transport, transshipment and storage processes be taken into account.

Another factor influencing corrosion protection is the mechanical strength of the packaging. In addition to regular material testing, each application can be subjected to simulations of severe mechanical stress during transport, including drop, impact and vibration tests in accordance with national and international standards.

In today's world, trade is globalized.
Our global coverage through the Zerust®-Excor® International Federation provides worldwide response capabilities with the support of 400 VCI and corrosion experts in over 60 countries. This system allows us to act quickly on a global scale, performing inspections, shipping test samples and investigating damage.