enhancing metal protection with innovative corrosion inhibitors: a success story

In the competitive infrastructure market, the demand for effective corrosion protection solutions is greater than ever. Aurorium, a leader in specialty ingredients and performance-enhancing materials, partnered with a customer facing significant quality control issues due to surface defects in metal forming.

This case study explores how Aurorium’s innovative corrosion inhibitors provided a solution that improved manufacturing efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Key highlights include:

• Customer challenge: The customer experienced high surface defect rates and machine wear, leading to manufacturing downtime.
• Innovative solution: Aurorium's corrosion inhibitors offered the dual benefits of corrosion protection and lubricity improvement.
• Strategic benefits: The solution enhanced manufacturing efficiency and supported environmental sustainability.

customer challenge

addressing the need for effective corrosion inhibitors

The customer faced quality control issues when forming metal into shapes due to surface defect rates. Additionally, the wear on machine parts caused significant manufacturing downtime. The customer required a lower toxicity corrosion inhibitor and a simplified formulation to address these challenges.

Aurorium's innovative solution

metal protection through advanced industrial coatings

Aurorium's technical team collaborated with the customer to test their current formulations with and without our metalworking additives. This partnership resulted in a simplified formulation that provided:

• Dual benefits: Enhanced corrosion protection and improved lubricity.
• Versatile application: Our ashless, organic, and reactive corrosion inhibitors, including anhydride: Ultrium™ 8910 and di-acid: Ultrium™ 6501, are effective on both steel and aluminum and can be easily reacted with ethanol amines and triazoles.
• Sustainability focus: Metal-free additives that help limit environmental impact and allow for easier wastewater treatment.

proven benefits

corrosion inhibitors improve manufacturing efficiency and sustainability

The collaboration between Aurorium and the customer resulted in:

• Metal-free formulation: Helping to limit environmental impact.
• Sustainability: Multi-functional additives effective at low doses, making for easier wastewater treatment.
• Manufacturing efficiency: Enhanced cleanliness and longer intervals between shutdowns, exceeding baseline performance.

customer impact

industrial coatings enhance metal protection and reduce downtime

The partnership with Aurorium resolved the customer's quality control issues and also provided a multi-functional metalworking additive that exceeded baseline performance. This innovative solution reduced machine wear and minimized manufacturing downtime.

future outlook

Aurorium's commitment to innovation in corrosion protection

Aurorium's dedication to innovation and sustainability continues to drive advancements in corrosion protection. As a trusted partner, Aurorium remains committed to providing solutions that enhance metal protection and support environmental goals.