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VCI Packaging &
Corrosion Protection

Made-to-measure VCI covers, tote covers and sleeves that keep metal components corrosion-free for up to two years — without oiling, waxing or any coating that has to be cleaned off later.

VCI Packaging Made to Your Drawing

VCI packaging is our specialist line. We cut, sew and finish corrosion protective covers in Tyvek and Evolon, shaped to the exact component, tote or pallet they enclose — and we have been doing it for the European automotive supply chain for over three decades.

Because every package is patterned to the part, the enclosed air volume stays small, the inhibitor saturates faster and the cover handles cleanly on the line. That matters most where parts sit in storage for months, travel by sea, or move between plants in a returnable loop.

Whether you need one fitted cover for a single gearbox, VCI tote covers for a small-parts programme, or pallet covers for an export batch, the work starts from your dimensions or the physical part — never from a catalogue size.

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The Technology

How VCI Corrosion
Protection Works

VCI compounds embedded in the packaging material vaporise slowly inside the closed package. The vapour settles on every exposed metal surface — including bores, threads and blind cavities the eye never reaches — as a molecular layer only a few nanometres thick.

That layer interrupts the electrochemical reaction between iron, oxygen and moisture that produces rust. Nothing is applied to the part and nothing has to be removed: when the package is opened, the layer dissipates on its own and the component goes straight into assembly, machining or inspection.

The practical consequence is a shorter process. No oiling station, no wax bath, no degreasing line before assembly, and no solvent waste to dispose of — which is why VCI has displaced oil-and-wrap in most automotive parts logistics across the EU.

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2yr
Corrosion Protection
0
Oil or Wax Applied
0
Minimum Order
30+
Years Manufacturing
Formats

VCI Packaging We Manufacture

Four formats cover most industrial requirements. Each one is patterned to your part, container or pallet footprint.

VCI
Covers
VCI Covers for Large Assemblies

Fitted spatial covers for engines, gearboxes, differential units, axles, suspension assemblies, steering racks and chassis parts. Shaped to the contour of the assembly so there is no loose material to snag during crane or forklift handling, and no wasted air volume for the inhibitor to fill.

EnginesGearboxesAxles3D Patterned
Tote
Covers
VCI Tote Covers & Bin Liners

Covers and liners sized to the KLT boxes, stillages and small-load carriers already running in your logistics loop. Used where hundreds of small machined parts travel together and individual wrapping would be uneconomic. Made with closures suited to repeated opening on the line.

KLT BoxesStillagesSmall PartsReturnable
Sleeves
& Bags
VCI Sleeves & Bags

Sewn sleeves and bags for shafts, castings, turned and machined parts, bearings and sub-assemblies. Made in any length and diameter, including long narrow formats that standard film bags handle badly. Evolon is used where the surface must not be marked.

ShaftsCastingsMachined PartsAny Size
Pallet
Covers
VCI Pallet & Skid Covers

Full-pallet and skid covers for export consignments and long-term outdoor-adjacent storage, sized to the loaded pallet rather than to a pallet standard. The usual choice for sea freight, where the container cycles through condensation every day of the voyage.

Sea FreightExportPallet LoadsSkids
Applications

Where VCI Packaging Is Used

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Automotive

The largest VCI application by volume. Powertrain and chassis components move between tier suppliers, OEM plants and spare-part warehouses across the EU, often sitting for months between steps. VCI keeps the surfaces build-ready without an oiling and degreasing cycle at each end.

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Aerospace & Precision

Precision-machined and anodised parts where any applied coating would have to come off before inspection or assembly. Evolon's non-abrasive microfilament face protects the finish while the VCI protects the metal.

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Engineering & Heavy Machinery

Castings, weldments, hydraulic assemblies and machine sub-units held in stock or shipped as spares. Large, irregular shapes are exactly where a patterned cover beats film wrapping.

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Export & Sea Freight

Intercontinental shipments where the container goes through a condensation cycle every day. VCI protection runs for the whole voyage and through the warehousing that follows, with no unpacking and re-preserving on arrival.

Materials

VCI Materials We Work With

Customers normally supply the VCI-treated material; we carry out the pattern-making, cutting, sewing and finishing.

VCI packaging for industrial components
Custom corrosion protective cover
Protective packaging for metal parts
Industrial covers and packaging
Tyvek
DuPont flash-spun HDPE · Breathable, tearproof

The default carrier for VCI packaging. Water vapour passes through, liquid water and dust do not, and the inhibitor circulates freely inside the package. Light enough that a full engine cover stays easy to handle, and strong enough to survive repeated loop use.

Evolon
70 % PES / 30 % PA microfilament

Chosen when the packaging touches a machined, polished, anodised or painted surface directly. The microfilament face is non-scratching and absorbs incidental moisture, which makes it the usual answer for visible parts and precision work.

Non-Woven Liners
Bonded fibre · Various weights

Used as an inner layer under a VCI cover where a part needs cushioning as well as corrosion protection, or as a breathable dust layer in a two-part packaging system.

Reinforcement & Closures
Webbing, hook-and-loop, grommets

Seam reinforcement, handles, hook-and-loop or drawcord closures and grommet points, specified according to whether the package is opened once or a hundred times.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is VCI packaging?
VCI stands for Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor. VCI packaging is made from a carrier material impregnated with compounds that vaporise slowly inside the closed package and settle as a molecular protective layer on every exposed metal surface. The layer stops the electrochemical reaction that causes rust, so the part needs no oil, grease or wax coating and no degreasing before it goes into production.
How long does VCI packaging protect against corrosion?
Our VCI packages protect metal components for up to two years in storage and transport, provided the package stays closed and the VCI layer is not washed off. That covers long-term parts storage, intercontinental sea freight and spare-part inventories. Protection begins within hours of closing the package and re-establishes itself if the package is opened briefly and closed again.
What is a VCI cover?
A VCI cover is a corrosion protective cover cut and sewn to the shape of the component or container it protects — from a fitted cover over a single engine or gearbox to VCI tote covers sized for the small-parts bins used in automotive logistics. Because it follows the contour of the part, the enclosed air volume stays small and the VCI compounds reach saturation faster than in a loose bag.
Which materials is VCI packaging manufactured from?
We manufacture in Tyvek and Evolon. Tyvek is a high-density polyethylene flash-spun sheet: light, tearproof and breathable, which lets the VCI compounds circulate while blocking liquid water and dust. Evolon is a 70 % polyester / 30 % polyamide microfilament fabric with a soft, non-scratching surface, used where the packaging touches a machined, polished or painted face directly. Customers normally supply the VCI-treated material and we carry out pattern-making, cutting, sewing and finishing.
Can VCI packaging be made for gearboxes, engines and other large assemblies?
Yes. Large assemblies are the bulk of our VCI work — engines, gearboxes, differential units, axles, suspension assemblies, steering racks and chassis parts. We pattern the cover from your dimensional drawing or directly from the physical component, so the finished cover fits without loose material that could snag during handling.
Is VCI packaging suitable for aerospace and precision-machined parts?
Yes. Precision and aerospace components are a natural fit because VCI protects without any coating that would have to be removed before assembly or inspection. For surfaces where contact marking matters we manufacture in Evolon, whose microfilament face is non-abrasive against machined, anodised and painted finishes.
Is there a minimum order quantity for VCI packaging?
There is no minimum order. We manufacture a single prototype cover, a pilot batch for a packaging trial, or ongoing series production against a call-off schedule. Most VCI programmes begin with one sample cover made to your drawing.
Can VCI packaging be reused?
The sewn construction is designed for repeated handling, and many customers run VCI covers in a closed loop between plants. Reusability is limited by the VCI charge in the material rather than by the seams: each opening releases part of the inhibitor. Where packaging circulates, we reinforce the seams and add closures suited to repeated opening.

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