" International Chemical Products in cooperation with the US EPA Office of Research and Development won third place for developing a process to reduce the volume of hazardous and toxic waste streams produced from metal surface finishing operations. The process, named Picklex, eliminates up to eleven steps in metal finishing processes which each emit pollution"

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Testing and approvals for  An Award-Winning Product 

Approvals :

• Picklex®20 has been approved by the Department of Transportation (DOT), Tennessee
• Picklex®20 is in the Approved Product List of Lockheed Martin Co.
• Picklex®20 has been approved by Southern California Edison Company, along with the State of California for environmental safety.

Lab Tests on Picklex®20 Rust Converter/Inhibitor with Very Long-Term Rust Protection

Testing and Approval–Painting Test: Sample steel panels (with surface rust), treated with Picklex®20, primed and painted with automotive paint, have been tested for over 1540 hours of salt spray (ASTM B-117 specification), with minimum surface preparation, eliminating lot of labor, time, and cost for surface preparation before painting. Note: The salt spray test result will vary depending on the treatment time and the type of primer & paint used.

Welding Tests–General Motors Corp. Spot welding performed on 30 pieces of steel steering parts, showed 60% increased weld strength consistently.

PSI, Inc. Fillet welding on cold, rolled steel showed 43% increase in weld strength. Also, welding performed on mill scale (hot, rolled steel) after applying Picklex®20 showed 8% increase in weld strength, as compared to welding performed on bare metal surfaces by the standard AWS process.

Some of the users of Picklex® 20 are listed below:

Marinette Marine Corporation (Shipbuilding company)   1600 Ely Street,  Marinette, WI  54143,  Attn.: Phillip SagaserPhone: 715-735-9341  Web site: http://www.marinettemarine.com/

EASY EFFORT(Manufacturer of Gym equipment), 3430 EAST JEFFERSON AVE.,  SUITE – 714, DETROIT,  MI – 48207 ATTN.: ED SZCZEPANIK, PH:  877-608-3279 or   313-884-8440 

New Age Prototypes, Inc, 2317 Warren Drive, Plattsmouth, NE 68048, Attn: David Wood, Phone 402.296.6133

DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES / ARMTEC (Painting of thin steel coil), 85-901 Ave. 53, COACHELLA, CA 92236, Attn: Thomas Roberts/Nenad Jerkovic, PH: (760) 398- 0143/ ext 1377

NxGen Modular (Metal modular building manufacturer), 8716 Willow Cour, La Vista, Nebraska - 68128, Attn: Brandon Gries, Ph.: 408-717-0474, www.nxgenmodular.com

Dixie Iron Works, LTD (Metal working), 400 Commerce Road, Alice, TX  78332, 1.800.242.0059, (361) 664-6597, Attn: MAINTENANCE – Frank Del Bosque Sr. or CLAUDIA EVERETT

Mitchell Container Services, Inc. (Drum & tote re-conditioning), 226 Saraland Blvd. South, Saraland,  AL – 36571Attn: Scott Mitchell, Ph: 251-370-7050 or 251-675-3786

Continental Crushing & Conveying (mining equipment), P.O. Box  400, Winfield,  AL - 35594, Attn.: Jim Harris, Ph: 205-487-6492