Don’t just manage corrosion, master it.

Corrosion can feel like a game of whacka-a-mole where you’re always reacting to the next thing that has to be inspected, repaired, or replaced. When you’re in that mode, managing corrosion becomes insurmountable - something that has to be managed over and over, something you can never quite get ahead of.

That explains why 40% of the entire DoD maintenance budget is estimated to be corrosion-related¹ and why corrosion is responsible for over 1 million Non-Available Days annually.² Corrosion is more than a maintenance problem. It’s a readiness problem. A budget problem. A logistics problem. A supply chain problem.

But what if you could flip the script?

There’s actually quite a simple solution to the problem of chasing corrosion. When you control relative humidity you no longer have to fight it everywhere, all the time. You don’t have to worry about how much damage it’s doing or where it will strike next. Instead, you create an environment where corrosion simply can’t occur.

Controlled humidity preservation does just that. It maintains relative humidity (RH) at ~40% which protects everything from metal to rubber to electronics.

Instead of discovering corrosion during inspections—after damage has occurred—assets emerge from storage in the same condition they entered. Readiness levels improve. The cost curve bends. The maintenance backlog shrinks.

“Corrosion is more than a maintenance problem. It’s a readiness problem. A budget problem. A logistics problem. A supply chain problem.”

In other words, when assets are preserved in controlled humidity environments something profound happens. Instead of racing to keep up with corrosion, you stay ahead of it. That’s mastery.

We’ve been mastering corrosion for nearly 50 years so if you’d like to learn more, we invite you to contact one of our subject matter experts here.

¹ Corrosion Prevention and Mitigation Plan, DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office, February 2011

² LMI: Estimated Impact of Corrosion on Cost and Availability of DoD Weapon Systems, FY18 Update