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Maximize Profit And Productivity With Predictive Maintenance Services

By Lela Perkins


The primary purpose of any product is to make life easier or more entertaining. Once we have new products, in all but a few cases it is necessary to care for and maintain them. Normally, this is handled when something appears to be going wrong, or after a specified period of time, but the best method is to use predictive maintenance services.

The nature of any kind of equipment is that they must have regular attention. In addition, the internal movement of parts, there is friction, heating and contamination. Even with the improvement in fluids for lubrication and exponential improvement in filters, there is still an inevitable degradation that leads to failure.

The improvement in materials, from stronger, more stress resistant steel to synthetic materials substances that have greater strength, are lighter in weight and more durable have reduced the amount of care and maintenance devices require, but not eliminated it. In fact, one might argue that as materials have become better, the way operators take care of them has declined. The end result might actually be more failures.

In combination with better starting substances, the types of lubricants and cleaners have steadily improved as well. Synthetic oils protect car engines longer and better, and lubricants for everything from bicycles to rusty hinges have been tailored for specific uses. Thus there is no avoiding some semblance of vigilance in keeping things working as they were designed and manufactured to do.

But no matter how diligently one cares for a device, decay cannot be avoided and inevitably parts will wear out and if not replaced can cause the complete failure of the device. When it is a standalone type of device, then the need to keep it working smoothly and continuously is a matter of individual need or desire. If it is a compact disk player, then all that happens if it fails is the annoyance of not having it.

Often a single piece of equipment can cause a loss of productivity by itself, in other instances it can affect other equipment reliant on its output. A ailing device can also be difficult and even dangerous to get to and remove after it breaks. When the company is reliant on the manufacture of a product, it represents the vital core of the business.

In some cases, the loss of a single piece of equipment can result in the loss of en entire production capability. If one piece of in a production line becomes dysfunctional, all production stops until the repair is made. There can also be a significant continuing loss in those cases where restarting a line is a lengthy process, as when temperature specific steps are included.

In a perfect factory, the equipment all works to the last minute of its life-cycle, and is removed and repaired or replaced prior to final failure. This allows the company the opportunity to use the devices as long as possible to glean the greatest productivity with the least interruption for maintenance. Thanks to predictive maintenance services, this is becoming closer to reality for many businesses.




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2 comments:

  1. Yes Lela I am agree with your words that the enhancement in components, from more mighty, more tension resistant metal alloy to synthetic constituents blends that have larger power, are lighter in heaviness and more durable have decreased the amount of care and upkeep devices need, but not eradicated it.

    Aaron |
    Mobile Massage

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  2. Thank you for sharing. Predictive Maintenance is necessary as part of an overall equipment maintenance program to build lasting return on investment and impact on asset health.

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