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Ecmweb 17162 Electrical Preventive Maintenance Pr
Ecmweb 17162 Electrical Preventive Maintenance Pr
Ecmweb 17162 Electrical Preventive Maintenance Pr
Ecmweb 17162 Electrical Preventive Maintenance Pr

The Importance of Preventive Maintenance

Nov. 20, 2017
Six benefits of regular maintenance that will boost productivity/profits and reduce downtime

As opposed to reactive maintenance, the approach of preventive maintenance of assets is more widely adopted in various types of facilities across the world. This is primarily because well-designed preventive maintenance programs will enhance the performance of assets and ensure they deliver optimum results consistently. Apart from this, regular preventive maintenance offers many other powerful benefits, including the following six results.

Increases Lifespan

Regular preventive maintenance of assets ensures they remain in optimal condition through periodic inspection and maintenance. Because the assets undergo minimal breakdowns and perform smoothly, overall lifespan is increased.

Minimizes Risks

Assets managed by preventive maintenance software are always well-maintained because of regular checkups; therefore, the risks of breakdown are reduced greatly. This, in turn, increases the safety quotient of the workplace.

Reduces Downtime or Disruptions

Unplanned maintenance can cost managers a lot of time, labor, and money. Instead, assets that are integrated with a comprehensive preventive maintenance system, such as computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), undergo periodic and planned maintenance. The managers can schedule maintenance as per the asset’s requirement and avoid unplanned downtime or disruptions due to asset failure.

Saves Energy

Assets that are ill-maintained will consume more energy as compared to those that undergo periodic maintenance. This means spending more on the utilities bill. With preventive maintenance merged with assets, you can be sure they perform at their peak levels. This will keep the energy consumption in check, thus also ensuring that you save money of power cost.

Enhances Customer Service

Because preventive maintenance systems remove unplanned maintenance from the performance equation of your assets, your team can focus on other operational challenges. With reliable asset performance, the team can respond to new problems better and faster. Hence, they are eventually able to provide enhanced customer service.

Boosts Company’s Reputation

The assets of a company can make or break its reputation. With a proper preventive maintenance system, you can ensure all of your assets continue performing at their peak. This leads to improved customer service and eventually boosts your company’s reputation.

Now that you’re familiar with the various benefits of a preventive maintenance system, let’s take a look at how you can make ensure it continues to perform and deliver in the most optimal way possible.

• Make sure you have the right team for smooth integration and correct execution of your preventive maintenance plan. This will help you extract the maximum benefits from the system.

• An ideal team for successful implementation of your preventive maintenance strategy would comprise professionals from accounting, processing, production and production control, and data processing departments. The selected team needs to be trained specifically in all aspects of preventive maintenance operations as per their individual responsibilities. The training program should be designed to not only make them familiar with the system, but also to equip them with expertise to mitigate any problems or issues.

• Collect all the information about all the assets, particularly their past maintenance and inspection records. This data should be fed into a comprehensive asset management system, such as a CMMS. This will help the system perform better and enhance asset maintenance.

• As and when the maintenance system is updated with any additional features, the changes should be communicated flawlessly across the entire operating team so the information can be used aptly to alter the old operating procedures.

• Execution strategy should be periodically inspected to identify areas of improvement so the asset maintenance system performance remains uncompromised at all times.

Walker is a senior analyst in asset management planning for NEXGEN Asset Management, Sacramento, Calif. She can be reached at [email protected].

About the Author

Lindsey Walker | Senior Analyst, Asset Management Planning

Walker is a senior analyst in asset management planning for NEXGEN Asset Management, Sacramento, Calif. She can be reached at [email protected].

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