Case Studies: Predictive Maintenance Software Translates into Savings
The capability of today's predictive software provides immediate answers, not merely data. By proactively using PdM, one automobile manufacturing plant realized savings of up to $112,000. The current crop of Predictive Maintenance (PdM) management software now delivers instantaneous decision-making power for those engineers and plant managers charged with wringing the maximum utility from their facilities while conserving maintenance costs. Capable of instantly analyzing and interpreting vibration data - along with ferrography, used-lubricant analysis and visual inspections - today's PdM software not only delivers integrated and prioritized information to plant managers in their offices, but throughout the entire organization via enterprise-wide "electronic in-trays," text messages, pager alerts and even HTML pages accessible via a common Web browser.
Predicting the repair needs of critical components in lathes, mills, turbines, fans, drills, pumps and any other rotating devices allows today's executives to control the destiny of their plant's operations by preventing unexpected shutdowns in the first place.