Who We Are

The Aether Standard.

"We don't just fix machinery. We protect it."

In an industry that too often relies on reactive repairs, Aether MRO brings a proactive, experience-driven approach to keeping heavy industry running.

Our Story

Founded by operators, for operators.

Founded by Luka Djordjevic, Aether MRO was built around a simple conviction: heavy industry runs better when the people maintaining it have actually done the work.

That conviction shapes everything we do. We pair certified surface-protection and environmental-remediation partnerships with hands-on maintenance experience to extend the life of your critical assets — and reduce what you spend keeping them running.

The Aether Standard

Proactive, not reactive.

Protect — Duravi™ metal treatment that cuts friction and wear.

Remediate — Boldwater on-site environmental remediation.

Advise — maintenance & reliability consulting that pays for itself in uptime.

Leadership

Experience you can put on the floor.

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Luka Djordjevic

Founder & President

Founder of Aether MRO and President of DJD Ventures; General Manager at Duravi, leading North American and European partnerships and technology integration. Brings the commercial strategy that turns proven technology into measurable results.

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Andre Perales

Vice President

The engineering backbone of the team — nearly two decades across process and heavy-industrial engineering (ASME pressure vessels, LNG/petrochemical piping, structural design) and modern construction technology (AWP, LEAN, BIM/VDC). Advisor to Duravi and Boldwater.

Our Pillars

What sets the Aether Standard apart.

  • Operational excellence — field-proven maintenance, executed on your schedule.
  • Certified partnerships — Duravi™ surface science and Boldwater environmental remediation, delivered by people who understand your plant.
  • Accountability — measurable results validated against your own data, not slideware.
The bottom line

Protect the assets you already own.

Every engagement is built to extend equipment life and reduce what you spend keeping it running.

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Let's keep your operation running.

Stop replacing expensive parts. Start protecting them.

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