Corrosion College Newsletter Q3 2022

Robroy Industries Takes Home Five

tED Magazine 2022 Best of the Best Marketing Awards including Best Overall Supplier

AsthevoiceforthetopdistributorsinNorthAmerica,tEDMagazinehoststheannualBest of the Best Marketing Awards Competition that celebrates the highest quality marketing efforts from both electrical distributors and electrical product suppliers/manufacturers. This year, thanks to marketing director Stephanie Ellis and her dedicated team, Robroy Industries was presented with five of these coveted awards, including Best Overall Supplier. Robroy’s factory fabricated sanitary strut solution, Rocket Rack, took home a win in the Brand Awareness category, while the renowned educational program Corrosion College won in the Event category for successfully implementing virtual learning. Robroy also received two awards in the Selling Tool category: one for the vPlaybook—a revolutionary interactive sales tool—and one for the Robroy Stainless sample kit. Read moreabouttheseawardsbelow.

EVENT CATEGORY WINNER:

Corrosion College Virtual

Winning in the Event category was Corrosion College virtual. COVID 19 affected many industries and programs, including Corrosion College. The training event had to be quickly adapted to a virtual version. Still accredited for 15 Professional Development Hours, Corrosion College can now be completed from any device, including mobile devices. To register visit: https://corrosioncollege.com/enrollment

Taking home a Best of the Best award in the Brand Awareness category was Rocket Rack

Robroy Industries took home two awards in the Selling Tool category, one for the Robroy Stainless sample kit(top) and one for the vPlaybook (bottom)

INNOVATION STATION

New Products Providing Solutions

HYGIENIC PIPE AND PROCESS HEX HANGERS

Rocket Rack’s Hygienic Pipe Hangers are used to securely support stainless steel rigid conduit, while the Process Hex Hangers are used for stainless steel process piping The use of sanitary hangers is an important component to help ensure the best installation that helps minimize the risk of contamination in applications where compliance with sanitary principles is desired

DOUBLE POST MOUNT BRACKET

Rocket Rack® is pleased to announce a brand new product offering: Rocket Rack Double Mount Brackets designed for use with Rocket Posts.

Rocket Posts are floor mounted assemblies that provide support for PVC coated or stainless steel conduit, process piping, basket trays, or equipment such as disconnects, HMI panels and wash stations

The Double Mount Bracket is specifically designed to fit to a 2” Schedule 40 stainless steel Rocket Post with a contoured connection point that ensures the bracket fits the curvature of the post, eliminating the risk of rocking.

In the food processing and packaging industry there are strict regulations to ensure food product safety including the critical need for proper wash down and cleaning of equipment.

Due to direct exposure to water and chemicals used during wash downs, equipment can corrode quickly If corrosion is found in or near food, inspectors can delay production or shut down a plant, causing significant loss of time and money. In addition, undetected or untreated corrosion can cause early failure of equipment and supporting systems, thereby causing unacceptable cost increases.

In order to prevent unexpected system failures and instances of production downtime, corrosion must be prevented. Again, reliable protection against corrosion prolongs product life of equipment and machinery components, ensuring continued production and avoiding the high cost of replacement and repair. Of paramount importance, preventing corrosion improves overall food safety

Corrosion discovered on lighting fixture by an electrical engineer in a food manufacturing plant shortly after graduation from Corrosion College. Immediate replacement of the fixture eliminated any potential danger of corrosion flakes falling into the food being processed directly below.

Richard McGrath is a retired electrical inspector and formerly oversaw electrical maintenance for 11 years at a large infant formula facility. According to Mr. McGrath: “One of my tasks was to conduct ‘preventative maintenance’ on all the machinery and systems pertinent to the production line. While performing this work, I witnessed the fact that the use of PVC coated conduit and fittings fared much better than uncoated or exposed ridged conduit. As a matter of regulations for food safety, all conduits in the designated areas are required to be corrosion resistant. We found that in areas not exposed to the product or cleaning agents, and not required to meet federal standards, it would be prudent to use PVC protected materials at the time of installation, in case that area was to be utilized at a later date due to expansion of production lines or processing systems, even if of a temporary nature.”

McGrath’s experience was not only helpful for ensuring safe and efficient operation of facilities and machinery, but also helped to solve longstanding problems that could have otherwise caused years of damage without the knowledge of facility operators He explains:

“As an Electrical Inspector, I have found several instances of evidence of corrosion in underground installations This intrigued me as to why some areas were subjected to this deleterious effect and others were not. In particular, at a renovation of a convenience store with fueling islands, it was revealed that the conventional conduit that runs to the pumps had suffered greatly from corrosion Enough damage had occurred that a definite hazardous condition existed It was determined that some seven years earlier a leaking underground fuel tank had contaminated the surrounding area It was replaced and the site was deemed clean When using conduit for underground burial, you always run the risk of corrosion due to the fact that the conduit is in two different environments (underground and above ground), which also means it is in two different electrolytes This causes corrosion to occur naturally, but the fact that there were additional chemicals introduced into the environment made it that much worse.”

Rigid metal conduit placed underground at a renovation of a convenience store with fueling islands, it was revealed that the conventional conduit that runs to the pumps had suffered greatly from corrosion. To learn more about corrosion and how to eliminate the cost associated with replacement of product due to failure attend Corrosion College.

Mr. McGrath notes that professionals can now benefit from unique educational opportunities designed to provide professionals with knowledge based tools necessary to overcome corrosion challenges He states:

“I was fortunate to attend and graduate the CORROSION COLLEGE course. The course focused on learning the causes of corrosion via real life case studies and provided proven methods for preventing corrosion including proper installation of PVC-Coated conduit.”

This PVC Coated Conduit was installed with an uncoated GUA fitting, which could compromise the performance of the installation. When installing PVC Coated Conduit it is important to create a sealed system. Knowledge of PVC Coated Conduit regulations and proper installation is essential for success of a project. Graduation from Corrosion College ensures your project will succeed in a corrosive environment.

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CORROSION COLLEGE is two day short course that provides solutions for the prevention of industrial corrosion through classroom and hands on experience Additionally, the course grants 15 Professional Development Hours participants upon successful completion The course is accredited through national recognized institutes of learning such as Purdue University, Kilgore College, the American Institute of Architects, and PDH Seminars

“Without knowledge, nothing happens,” he states: “Anyone who truly wants to win against corrosion needs to begin with that fact.”

Mr McGrath is of the opinion that the proper selection of anti corrosion products is the logical extension of knowledge. By way of example he cites the following based on his own on the job experiences

“For the eleven years that I worked as the maintenance electrician at an infant formula facility, we used PVCcoated galvanized rigid conduit as a preferred product in fighting corrosion. Interestingly, though, it wasn’t until several years later I expanded my knowledge of corrosion that I became aware of the fact that not all PVC coated rigid conduits are created equally. While it is important that UL6 listings are needed for safety, it is also great to know that the ETL PVC-001 standard is available to evaluate product performance.

PVC coated rigid conduit that has passed ETL performance evaluations is proven to have a product service life of ten or more times longer than brands that don’t. Consequently, once I knew that fact I began specifying brands which are ETL-Verified. Not only did I specify them, but I refused to let anyone break those specs. I wanted the protection I had paid for!”

Mr. McGrath believes that knowing how to fight corrosion leads to the ability to specify proper products, but that using such products correctly necessitates a carefully planned maintenance program He explains:

“We specified ETL PVC-001 Verified rigid conduit because it has a proven ability to withstand the rigors of daily wash downs and helped enable us to keep our equipment running without the need for regular replacement or the risk of premature product failure. Dependability of this degree enables the third step

in successfully dealing with corrosion, and that is the integration of the best available products with a solid, well-defined maintenance program. In that context, documented reliability will support all key objectives of benefiting dramatically from the long life cycle of a product that does what it is supposed to do.”

For more information about PVC 001 ETL Verified brands of PVC coated galvanized rigid conduit: https://www youtube com/watch?v=vnCwRO5WUVg

About Chewning & Wilmer, Inc.

Chewning & Wilmer, Inc since 1924, has been a leader in the electrical industry We focus on industrial and commercial work in the electrical, instrumentation and mechanical contracting fields

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While attending this year's NECA Convention in Austin, TX from October 16-18, Robroy Industries won the 2022 NECA Show Stopper award for Rocket Rack's innovative Double Post Mount Bracket. The Show Stopper award is given to new products or services each year that help electrical contractors solve common problems they encounter on the job and the Double Post Mount Bracket does just that--giving installers a unique new way to incorporate sanitary support into their raceway systems.

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