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[vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Factory maintenance is complex and multi-layered, balancing the conflicting priorities of <\/span>production efficiency<\/span><\/a> with equipment longevity. Increased automation, shorter manufacturing runs, and greater customization have increased maintenance difficulty on the modern production floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

To optimize manufacturing maintenance, you have to approach it with a strategic plan that avoids common pitfalls. Here\u2019s everything you need to know to do that successfully.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Why is maintenance important in manufacturing?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Outfitting a modern factory with equipment requires considerable capital investment. Manufacturers must amortize that investment across each unit they produce to gain economic returns. Poor <\/span>asset utilization<\/span><\/a> reduces revenue, severely impacting competitiveness and profitability of your production facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Research<\/span><\/a> suggests that 82% of manufacturers experience significant downtime. The outages last an average of four hours and cost an average of $2 million. We do not even have to discuss how much production time is lost there and how that erodes customer trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a better way. It comes in the form of a proactive factory maintenance program.<\/span><\/p>\n

Common challenges of running maintenance activities on busy production floors<\/span><\/h2>\n

Maintenance departments encounter the following six challenges in production facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Poor data collection and analysis<\/span><\/h3>\n

In general, factory auditors find it easy to uncover poor quality systems and incorrect data in maintenance departments. Systems are frequently a hybrid of spreadsheets, paper worksheets, separate defect lists, and standalone inventory programs. The volume of daily maintenance information can be overwhelming, making in-depth analysis and decision-making time-consuming, suboptimal, and often overlooked.<\/span><\/p>\n

One solution centralizes the entire process, with all maintenance needs included, into a digital system. A modern <\/span>computerized maintenance management system <\/span><\/a>(CMMS) links the six key aspects of a maintenance program:<\/span><\/p>\n