Why Use WIM Products?

Intelligent pickling saves money and energy

WIM introduced the first pickling accelerator in 1946. Since then these products have been used in nearly every steel pickling application including

• Rod
• Bar
• Pipe
• Castings
• Strip
• Hot dip galvanizing

Accelerated rates of scale removal reduce operating time and temperature while pickling to a brighter, smoother surface. Your money is put to better use by intelligent pickling.

WIM Acid Additives Pickle Cleaner, Faster Than Regular Inhibitors

WIM acid additives react with the hydrogen as it is formed when the acid attacks the soluble scale. This hydrogen polarizes the pickling reaction and inhibits the rate of scale removal. Rather than try and smother the hydrogen WIM uses controlled depolarization to quickly remove the hydrogen. Once the scale is gone the depolarizers stop working and the WIM inhibitor takes over to protect the steel.

Faster scale removal helps the pickler choose the best way to operate.

Sometimes a quicker pickle time is not what you are looking for. Faster scale removal also means you can pickle colder and consume less energy, a spectacular way to add up savings. Faster scale removal means you can use a weaker acid or pickle with your acid longer than normal, acid recovery is more efficient, acid consumption improved. Faster scale removal means that the recovered acid is not as sluggish. Faster scale removal means you can pickle intelligently tailored to your wants and needs.

WIM acid additives reduce the costs associated with pickling; acid consumption, energy, tank life, surface quality, while improving production.