PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-712
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 712
MARCH 2012
11
PS 712
MAR 12
PS FAST FACT!
Corrosion starts as
soon as metal is exposed
to air—think oxygen and
water (in either its liquid
or vapor forms).
Military packaging takes many forms:
•±A±long-life±reusable±container±housing±your±
HMMWV±engine±
•±ESD±protective±barrier±bags±and±fast±packs±on±
circuit±card±assemblies
•±Fiberboard±boxes
•±Wood±boxes±and±crates
And parts can be further protected by:
•±Preservatives±and±corrosion±inhibitors±
•±Desiccant±and±humidity±indicators
DON’T
Open That
Package!
So
protect
your spare
and repair
parts from
corrosion
or
damage…
it
is
like
Christmas!
You’ve just
received a
shipment of
repair parts that
will sustain your
unit throughout
its deployment.
DON’T
OPEN THAT
PACKAGE
UNTiL THE
PART iS
NEEDED!
You rip open
the packages…
…identify the
parts, and
stick them on
the shelf.
I noticed
all those
shiny new
parts
don’t look
so new
anymore!
many are
rusted
and un-
useable!
what hap-
pened!?
Later…
A new
shipment
of parts is
here! it’s
better’n
Christmas!
Hey,
private,
why
are you
guys so
excited?
awright!
new
parts!!
let’s
open ‘em
up and
put ‘em
on the
shelf!
Hold it, guys.
Getting a shipment
of repair parts may
seem
like Christmas.
But you should
fight
the urge
to open them.
Metal parts
corrode
and
require maintenance
or replacement.
Corrosion reduces equipment
readiness, and corroded
parts can make equipment
unsafe
to operate.
and it costs
the Army
billions
of
dollars
every year.
Packaging is the
first line
of
defense against corrosion,
and it is designed by packaging
specialists to
preserve
and
protect
your parts.
Each part gets
unique
packaging
based on the
part’s physical
and chemical
characteristics,
its susceptibility
to electrostatic
discharge
(ESD), and its
size, weight, or
fragility.
Your repair parts
come in protective
packaging.
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