Supporting preventive maintenance programs is a well-known application of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that can assist an organization in managing routine maintenance of equipment and assets. When used in this manner, the software aims to increase equipment lifespan, cut repair and replacement costs, minimize downtime by streamlining tasks and decrease production interruptions. Today we will discuss how CMMS software can support a preventive maintenance program, the main advantages of using a CMMS solution, and how to best implement a maintenance program with this software. We will also highlight the ease of use and implementation of LLumin's CMMS+ and...

How to move from reactive to proactive maintenance A plant's overall success is heavily influenced by the effectiveness of its maintenance organization and how well maintenance activities are incorporated with the facility's production schedule. With millions of dollars invested in equipment, manufacturers need to prioritize and even emphasize their maintenance strategy.   Today, we’re seeing that more and more facilities moving away from legacy maintenance methods where you only fix what’s broken, when it breaks. This antiquated method leads to lost productivity, disruption in production, and waves of negative effects felt throughout the entire organization. Now more than ever facilities need...

Downtime in a plant or facility leads to lost productivity. It disrupts operations, causes maintenance staff to divert time from scheduled projects, and can have significant negative business implications, including lost revenue, significant unplanned expenses, missed deadlines and damage to a company’s reputation. To avoid these problems, manufacturers and facility and plant managers are moving away from traditional maintenance methods where you wait for something to break, and then you fix it. Reactive approaches like this result in disruptions and unplanned downtime. A better approach is preventive maintenance, which is a routine for periodically inspecting equipment with the goal of...

Preventative maintenance is pro-active and is carefully designed to perform routine maintenance tasks at predetermined times to prevent asset failure. Planning a preventative maintenance schedule involves tracking data manually to determine when servicing needs to be performed. Using CMMS software can make it much less difficult than trying to do it manually.