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Corrosion Control &
Product Protection by Cratex
Vacuum sealing, shrink wrapping and corrosion protection to safeguard equipment during export shipping.
Serving Western Canada since 1975.
The primary purpose of packing and crating is to protect cargo from potential damage during transportation by land, sea, rail and air. Cratex packing solutions not only prevent cargo movement, we also offer protection for your freight from environmental factors like moisture, frost, heat, etc.
Environmental protection can be accomplished by various methods including: shrink wrapping (utilizing moisture-absorbing dessicants), vacuum packing (where contents are heat sealed into a waterproof aluminum foil cocoon), or the use of Cortec® corrosion inhibiting products.
SHRINK wrapping
Cratex can shrink wrap freight for shipment by sea, road, or rail, protecting it with heavy-duty UV resistant plastic that seals and protects your precious cargo from environmental factors like salt-laden sea air and road grime.
We are equipped to provide heavy duty shrink wrap plastic covers for boats, equipment, loaded trailers and anything else you need protected in transit.
Our on-site and off-site services can benefit:
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Trucking companies
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Marinas and boat owners
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Machinery and equipment manufacturers
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Shipping lines and freight forwarders
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Building contractors
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Aviation companies
VACUUM SEALING
We protect your shipment by utilizing a moisture/outgassing barrier consisting of a polyester/polyethylene laminate, enclosing a layer of aluminum that will resist the transmission of water vapor and other atmospheric gases.
This economical, flexible and easy-to-fabricate material is used for passive humidity-controlled shipping. It can be glued or ironed to itself for lining case interiors, shipping crates etc to prevent passage of moisture. Due to one side of the material being polyethylene, it is easily heat sealed.
CORROSION PROTECTION
Recent reports have estimated the annual costs associated with corrosion are $63 billion in Canada alone. As the western Canada agent for Cortec® Corrosion Inhibiting Products, we provide valuable solutions for the protection of your cargo from corrosion damage prior to final packing. A full range of Cortec® corrosion inhibitors are available to protect ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including formulations that protect combinations of metals.
As the global leader in innovative, environmentally responsible VpCI® and MCI® corrosion control technologies, Cortec® seeks to deliver cost-effective, user-friendly integrated solutions for corrosion problems in packaging, metalworking, construction, electronics, oil and gas, and many other industries.
Cortec’s wide variety of corrosion inhibiting solutions include time-tested general VpCI® and MCI® Technology for use in any industry that battles rust. Cortec® continues to grow as a specialty chemical company committed to finding more environmentally friendly solutions for its customers. Cortec® began this journey by offering organic corrosion inhibiting chemistries at a time most companies still relied on inorganic chemistries. Cortec® moved on to its second technological platform with the introduction of biodegradable and biobased building blocks and now offers a growing portfolio of USDA certified biobased products.
