How desiccants help keep rust and corrosion from happening

IN AUTO PARTS DURING SHIPPING AND STORAGE

In the global automotive industry, it is common for parts to be designed in one place, made in one place, packaged, and sent to a third place for final assembly or storage. Some of these places are close together, and some may even be in the same country. But in many other cases, the same people make the parts and do the final assembly. Can be thousands of miles away, necessitating vast containerized shipments across continents or oceans.

Long-distance shipments can be exposed to wide swings in temperature and humidity of the air surrounding large automotive parts or packaged within the containerized cargo. A rapid drop in temperature from 8 to 10 °C (14–20 °F) can leave moisture in the air, on the packaging, or even in the food. Or even on the floor of wooden containers to rapidly condense inside the container, which produces "rain" in the containers. Moisture-sensitive parts, particularly ferrous metals, are vulnerable as relative humidity levels of 40% or higher can trigger flash rust. Repeated cycling between hot and cold climates only intensifies the risk of damage by repeatedly exposing parts to high humidity or condensed water droplets.

Incorporating Britwrap and Container desiccants into packaging and shipping containers can help manufacturers and shippers avoid damage from moisture until the final assembly or destination.

Britwrap desiccants provide a simple, reliable and economical solution to reduce and prevent moisture damage in closed packages. Once placed inside a sealed package or container, container desiccant will protect any product, such as automotive parts, metal parts, large machinery, food boxes etc. As a result, Britwrap desiccants are non-corrosive, neutral and inert and remain fluid-free after full saturation.

With Britwrap, you can lower the relative humidity to below 40% inside the package, thus offering reliable protection against corrosion, rust and other moisture damage.

For auto parts container shipments, Container Britwrap helps protect shipments of valuable metal parts from damage caused by excess moisture or container "rain." It is used in containers in the form of bags, straps, and blankets. Absorbs and traps excess moisture in a dense gel that prevents spillage. Container Desiccants absorption action maintains the air's relative humidity below 40% regardless of the temperature. This phenomenon avoids reaching the "dew point," which occurs when the temperature condenses the humidity and produces "rain" in the containers. Proper use of Container Desiccant provides effective and economical moisture protection for containerized products during long-term shipments.