If equipment readiness is a priority, corrosion-prevention should be too.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman
Corrosion comes at an enormous cost to the military in terms of readiness. It’s been estimated that across the DoD, 1.15 million Non-Available Days are attributed to corrosion annually.¹
To put things into perspective, 1.15 million days equals 3100 years. To further illustrate what a big number that is, 3100 years ago it was 1130 B.C.
When your critical assets are exposed to the elements, atmospheric corrosion begins to take its toll at once. The more prolonged the exposure, the more pronounced the risk to readiness. Atmospheric corrosion is urgent, immediate, and unrelenting. You can’t stop the rain from falling, the sand from blowing, the humidity from rising.
But while you can’t fight Mother Nature, you can outsmart her.
Cocoon has spent 40 years developing innovative corrosion-prevention solutions. Our experience, along with decades of surveys and studies, have shown that corrosion mitigation and prevention will:
Increase your readiness
Decrease NAD’s
Decrease maintenance costs and man-hours
Decrease Total Ownership Cost
Increase useful life
That’s one of the most compelling aspects of corrosion-mitigation - you can increase your readiness while decreasing your costs. Over a 6-year period, the Corrosion Program Office found the average ROI for corrosion mitigation projects was 50:1! ²
Contact us to learn more about how corrosion-prevention and mitigation is an investment in readiness - one that pays off in multiple ways.
1 Estimated Cost of Corrosion and Availability of DoD Weapon Systems: LMI FY18 Update 2 GAO-11-318SP
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