Why Predictive Maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is condition-based maintenance and not reaction-based or time-based maintenance. By taking this proactive approach to maintenance, a company can inspect their equipment without interruption to diagnose their machinery health in much the same way a physician helps his patients. Predictive maintenance is taking preventive maintenance one step further in an effort to control costs and maximize profits. There are many types of programs. The following are explanations of the most cost efficient and commonly used predictive maintenance techniques.