Preventive Maintenance Blogs
How to Prevent Asset Failures During Peak Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Equipment failures during peak production periods pose a serious threat to food and beverage manufacturing, with unplanned downtime costing the industry approximately $260,000 per hour and triggering fulfillment delays that both affect production targets and compromising customer relations. The average production disruption during peak season costs $10 million in direct expenses, with companies facing weak…
Read MorePass OSHA and ISO Audits with Confidence Using LLumin CMMS+
Compliance audits shouldn’t be a cause for panic, but the reality is noticeably different. Audit notifications often spark weeks of scrambling through filing cabinets, compiling spreadsheets, and hoping critical documentation hasn’t disappeared. 85% of companies report that compliance has become more complex in the past three years, with documentation gaps across several categories creating the…
Read MoreHow Universities Use CMMS to Maintain Aging Campus Infrastructure
Even when budgets are tight, you can keep your university campus in top shape with preventive and proactive maintenance fueled by CMMS for universities. Yet many campuses operate buildings and utilities that are decades old, with a staggering $112 billion maintenance backlog threatening the foundational infrastructure of higher education institutions nationwide. Moody’s Ratings estimates that…
Read MoreCondition-Based vs Use-Based Preventive Maintenance: Which Works Best?
In September 2025, our research team conducted a comprehensive study of maintenance approaches used across 73 industrial facilities in North America. We analyzed these maintenance strategies using the following factors: Based on this weighted algorithm, we have provided a detailed comparison between maintenance approaches to help teams select the right strategy for their assets. The…
Read MoreHow CMMS Simplifies Building Certification and Safety Inspections
Building certification and safety inspection failures create cascading consequences (e.g., delayed occupancy permits, increased liability exposure, and disrupted operations) that can cost thousands per day. 85% of compliance professionals report that regulations have grown more complex in the past three years, making traditional paper-based inspection systems increasingly inadequate. For facility managers and compliance officers, coordinating…
Read MoreHow CMMS Simplifies Regulatory Reporting for Utility and Energy Providers
Utility and energy providers face relentless regulatory pressure from FERC, NERC, EPA, and state agencies, each demanding detailed maintenance records, safety checks, and asset reliability data. In 2025, regulators issued penalties totaling $1.23 billion in just the first half of the year to U.S. utilities, a staggering 417% increase over the prior period. Missing or…
Read MoreHow Preventive Maintenance Improves Inventory Optimization
Emergency orders and reactive maintenance often create a destructive inventory cycle where unpredictable demands for parts inflate costs, and stockpiling “just in case” inventory ties up working capital. Preventive maintenance helps reduce spare parts inventory costs by 15-20% through better planning that eliminates overstocking and emergency procurement. For maintenance and operations teams managing complex equipment…
Read MoreHow CMMS Improves OEE in Electronics Manufacturing
Electronics production lines operate at speeds where seconds matter, and even minor stoppages, gradual slowdowns, and quality defects can quickly compound into substantial OEE losses. When used within the context of a smart factory, OEE software can result in an overall improvement of OEE of as much as 21% according to research analyzing connected manufacturing…
Read MoreReduce Heavy Equipment Downtime and Repair Costs
Heavy equipment failures deliver devastating consequences across construction sites and industrial operations. Facilities lose an average of $108,000 per hour to unplanned downtime, with organizations that rely heavily on reactive maintenance experiencing 3.3 times more downtime than those using proactive strategies. For construction and heavy industry operations, where project timelines and budgets operate on razor-thin…
Read MoreHow to build an effective preventive maintenance program
Creating a preventive maintenance strategy with CMMS An effective preventive maintenance program relies on consistent, strategic maintenance operations with measurable results that drive further efficiencies. But when you rely on scattered spreadsheets, manual reminders, or outdated tech, you set yourself up for failure. Upgrading to computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software solves this problem by…
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