Top Supplier – Cocoon

Cocoon’s Improved Thermal Acoustic Blanket (ITAB) for the CH 47 represents game changing blanket technology, saving more than 140 pounds compared to the old blanket. It also mitigates mold, mildew and corrosion thanks to advanced textile technologies that are both waterproof and highly air permeable. Cocoon’s ITAB includes a long list of features and is the only blanket that meets the ITAB Performance Specification developed by Cargo Helicopter.

With this technological breakthrough, you’re able to improve performance, increases readiness, decrease maintenance/sustainment costs and improve soldier safety.

Critical assets exposed to humidity, UV radiation, pollution, sand and salt, temperature changes, etc., begin to rust and corrode almost immediately. Every day they go unprotected, your readiness decreases and maintenance costs increase. The Department of Defense estimates corrosion-related maintenance costs account for approximately 40 percent of the defense system maintenance budget.¹ And the General Accountability Office determined that corrosion was responsible for taking 16 percent of military assets out of action.²

Fortunately, Cocoon has 40 years of experience fighting corrosion. Together with our partners, we’ve developed the most advanced products and technologies to neutralize the causes of corrosion and stop the aging process. We can help you significantly increase readiness and decrease corrosion-related costs for a range of needs:

Creating a corrosion-free environment (CFE) is just the first step in protecting your assets. Equally important is a program that provides you with actionable, relevant and timely data, and ensures your facility remains in spec.

A 2018 DODIG report found there is a lack of proper systems for measuring, monitoring and reporting on corrosion mitigation programs.* The report concluded it isn’t enough to establish corrosion mitigation programs–there need to be systems in place that assure those programs are being implemented.

Cocoon offers a CFE Assurance Program that offers real-time alerts when humidity levels are out of spec, encrypted weekly and monthly reports, as well as on-site training, inspection and preventative maintenance every six months.

CFE Assurance Programs can be used in numerous applications:

• Preposition Stock
• Staged Readiness (vehicles, containers, etc.)
• Warehouses & Buildings

*DODIG-2018-152