What can military aviation teach us about industrial reliability? A lot, especially when it comes to fluid analysis and condition monitoring. In this session, we’ll explore how the disciplined, high-stakes maintenance practices used to keep military assets mission-ready can be applied to industrial operations to improve uptime, safety and performance.

Drawing from the speaker’s experience serving as Lt. Colonel and Inspector General in the Air National Guard and now CEO of POLARIS Laboratories®, this session will introduce fundamentals of fluid analysis and how it supports predictive maintenance.

Key takeaways:

• Fluid analysis and its role in condition-based, preventive maintenance
• Connecting the importance of reliability to aviation, military processes and ISO standards
• How military practices have attributed to the growth of POLARIS Laboratories®

Bryan Debshaw serves as CEO of POLARIS Laboratories®, a global leader in fluid analysis, reliability and consulting services. Bryan retired from the Indiana Air National Guard as Lt. Colonel after 30 years of dedicated service. In his last post he served as the Inspector General at the 181st Intelligence Wing. Bryan is an adventure enthusiast and ultra runner, having run numerous ultra races including Tahoe200, Bigfoot 200 and Moab240.