Envelop^® Protective Covers

Under Navy funding, Creare has developed patented technology for preventing corrosion, especially in challenging maritime environments. Our Envelop® Protective Covers install like a common tarp but incorporate a unique composite structure, the layers of which act synergistically to condition the environment beneath the covering to protect valuable assets. The resulting protection from corrosion approaches that of specialized preservation systems with greater convenience and at far less cost.

Creare originated the protective cover concept, then worked to carefully tailor the properties of the composite layers to achieve maximum performance. We refined our designs through a rigorous process of laboratory-scale tests, outdoor exposure to natural weather conditions at Creare, and finally installation of prototype coverings on Navy ships for extended testing at sea, where they delivered stunning performance under very harsh conditions. In 2002, Creare licensed the Envelop Protective Cover technology to a large manufacturing firm, which formed a new venture, Shield Technologies Corporation, to commercialize the product. Over 33,000 Envelop Protective Covers have been delivered to U.S. and allied military customers. Envelop covers are now installed on numerous Navy and Coast Guard ships and are used to protect military aviation and ground combat assets as well. In the civilian world, Envelop covers are in use on offshore drilling platforms, and Envelop cases for sporting firearms are available.