Preventative Maintenance

Poorly maintained equipment will not run at its possible peak performance. This causes increased energy consumption, lower output, extra waste, and additional work by key personnel when things go wrong resulting in loss of productivity and profits.

A preventative maintenance strategy enhances productivity by providing key personnel with quick access to information needed to complete preventative maintenance (such as step-by-step procedures, lists of the required spare parts and tools, historical repair data and other pertinent information). This allows maintenance tasks to be performed more accurately and, in less time, causing the equipment to have a higher chance of running at peak performance.

A critical system failure is a stressful event for everyone involved, from the maintenance manager and different staff members, to the overall operation of the business.

Additionally, emergency and overtime labor rates are cost prohibitive. Not only do you lose productivity, it has a direct negative impact on your company’s profits.

With preventative maintenance your assets will not break down nearly as much, causing a significant reduction in emergency repairs. Having fewer emergencies automatically minimizes overtime labor costs as technicians aren’t forced to stay late to fix a breakdown of a critical piece of equipment.

Under a preventative maintenance plan, an asset can meet or exceed its life expectancy. Periodic tune-ups, oil changes and filter changes, part replacements, and other upkeep activities will keep equipment running at an optimal capacity which, in turn, will maintain the equipment’s value.

Overlooking small repairs and needed tweaks will eventually cause extended equipment damage and failure, sometimes beyond repair.

Those are just some of the most important benefits you can expect when you switch to proactive maintenance approach. Now, let’s see what steps you need to take (and in which order) to successfully plan and implement a preventative maintenance strategy.