Articles on maintenance management
Practical guides on maintenance management, fault tracking and production continuity.
What Is a CMMS? A Guide to Maintenance Management Software
What computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) do, how they differ from paper/spreadsheet tracking, and when a plant needs one.
Read MoreHow to Calculate MTBF and MTTR
Formulas for Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), worked examples, and how to use these metrics in maintenance decisions.
Read MorePreventive Maintenance Checklist: What to Watch For
What should go into a preventive maintenance checklist, and the common points that get overlooked.
Read MoreWhat to Look for When Choosing Maintenance Management Software
Questions to ask when evaluating a CMMS: stock integration, mobile access, reporting depth and rollout time.
Read MoreHow to Calculate Maintenance Cost
How labor, materials and downtime combine into total maintenance cost, and how to make that cost visible.
Moving from Excel to a CMMS: A Step-by-Step Guide
Concrete steps for migrating your maintenance records from Excel to a CMMS — from building your machine list to importing the data.
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