Strategic Maintenance
Approaches
Predictive, Preventive and Reactive Maintenance Comparison
Identifying the right maintenance approach for each production area, and the products and services to support that approach, are critical to achieving your production and business goals through strategic maintenance. To help you determine the maintenance strategy that will best meet your needs, reference the chart below.
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Characteristics |
Apply When |
Applicable Rockwell Automation Products, Services & Support |
| Predictive Maintenance |
- Maintenance actions performed when a need is identified
- Uses comparative data to assess the probability of future events and performance
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- Downtime avoidance is critical
- Product quality is affected
- Repair and replacement costs are high
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| Preventive Maintenance |
- A time-based approach where actions are performed on a predetermined, periodic basis
- Anticipates and prepares for planned downtime
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- Failure mode is well established
- Warranty terms require it
- Cost of repair or replacement is relatively small
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| Reactive Maintenance |
- "Run till it breaks"
- No routine tasks are performed
- Equipment is repaired/replaced only when obvious problems occur
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- Length and frequency of downtime is not critical
- Product quality is unaffected by downtime events
- Repair or replacement costs are not an issue
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