Plant & Works Engineering April/May 2023

Focus on: CMMS Maintenance Matters equipment usage and identify the need for replacement or repair. This ensures that maintenance tasks are performed only when necessary, reducing maintenance costs and increasing the lifespan of the equipment. Improved safety: Real-time tracking of equipment maintenance history, enabling maintenance teams to identify potential safety hazards. By addressing these hazards proactively, organisations can reduce the risk of accidents and improve workplace safety. Improved communication and collaboration: Communication and collaboration can be improved between maintenance teams and other departments within the organisation. By integrating with other business systems, such as ERP and MES, CMMS software can provide a single source of truth for equipment maintenance and work orders. This can help to reduce miscommunications and ensure that all stakeholders have access to up-to-date information. Streamline processes and real-time visibility: The procurement process for spare parts and equipment can be streamlined by CMMS software. By providing real-time visibility of inventory levels and usage, maintenance teams can make informed decisions about when to order replacement parts and equipment. This can help to reduce lead times and ensure that spare parts are available when needed, reducing downtime, and improving productivity. Accuracy and completeness of records supporting enhanced regulatory compliance: CMMS software enables organisations to track equipment maintenance history, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. It can help to improve the accuracy and completeness of equipment maintenance records. By automating the tracking of maintenance tasks and equipment usage, maintenance teams can ensure that all maintenance activities are recorded accurately and consistently. This can help to provide a comprehensive audit trail of equipment maintenance history, which can be useful for regulatory compliance, warranty claims and insurance purposes. It allows organisations to generate reports that provide evidence of compliance, reducing the risk of regulatory fines and penalties. Conclusion Preventive maintenance is critical for any manufacturing organisation to avoid costly breakdowns, increase productivity, and reduce downtime. In today’s highly competitive manufacturing landscape, implementing a successful preventive maintenance program is more crucial than ever. By leveraging the capabilities of CMMS software, organisations can gain a competitive advantage by increasing their equipment uptime and reliability, minimising the risk of equipment failure while reducing maintenance costs improving safety and enhancing compliance. Overall, CMMS software provides a powerful tool for manufacturing organisations looking to improve their preventive maintenance strategies. CMMS software provides a comprehensive solution for managing and tracking preventive maintenance tasks, enabling organisations to implement an effective preventive maintenance programme. With these benefits in mind, it’s clear that preventive maintenance is not just a “nice to have” for manufacturing organisations - it’s a must-have. By investing in CMMS software and implementing a robust preventive maintenance programme, manufacturing organisations can position themselves for long-term success and growth. Visit our stand A48 at Maintec and get a personal demo. meetings.hubspot.com/tom-reames tom.reames@maintmaster.com +44 7493 328466 www.maintmaster.com WANT TO BECOME A MAINTMASTER? The most flexible CMMS Graphical Navigation QR Scanning Maintenance Standard IoT Sensors Integrated Quick Fixed Deployment

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