The Benefits of Predictive Maintenance: A

The Benefits of Predictive Maintenance: A-Z

Uptime, Inc composed a list of benefits of vibration analysis in particular and predictive maintenance in general found in trade magazine articles, ads, flyers, and brochures.
They are as follows:

A. Minimizes or eliminates costly downtime - increases profitable uptime.
B. Minimizes or eliminates catastrophic machinery failures - damage from catastrophic failure is usually much more extensive than otherwise would have been.
C. Reduces maintenance costs.
D. Reduces unscheduled maintenance - repairs can be made at times that least affect production.
E. Reduces spare parts inventories - many parts can be purchased just in time for repairs to be made during scheduled machinery shutdowns..
F. Optimizes machinery performance - machinery always operates within specifications.
G. Reduces excessive electric power consumption caused by inefficient machinery performance - saves money on energy requirements.
H. Reduces need for standby equipment or additional floor space to cover excessive downtime - less capital investment required for equipment or plant.
I. Increases plant capacity.
J. Reduces depreciation of capital investment caused by poor machinery maintenance - well maintained machinery lasts longer and performs better.
K. Reduces unnecessary machinery repairs - machines are repaired only when their performance is less than optimal.
L. Minimizes or eliminates the possibility that machinery repairs were the wrong repairs.
M. Reduces the number of dissatisfied customers or lost customers due to poor quality - with less than optimal machine performance, quality always suffers.
N. Reduces rework of goods caused by machines operating at less than optimal condition.
0. Reduces scrap caused by poorly performing machinery.
P. Reduces overtime required to make up for lost production due to broken down or poorly performing machinery.
Q. Reduces penalties that result from late deliveries caused be broken down or poorly performing machinery.
R. Reduces warranty claims due to poor product quality caused by poorly performing machinery.
S. Reduces the possibility of accepting recently purchased new or used machinery with defects - the invoice is not paid until the defects are corrected.
T. Increases the likelihood that newly purchased new or used machinery meets specifications.
U. Increases machinery safety - injuries are often caused by poorly performing machinery.
V. Reduces safety penalties levied against a company for unsafe machinery.
W. Reduces insurance rates because well maintained machinery increases safety.
X. Reduces the time required to make machinery repairs - advance notice of machinery condition permits more efficient organization of the repair process.
Y. Increases the speed that machinery can be operated, if desirable.
Z. Increases the ease of operation of machinery.

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