Which type of maintenance is best?

Dec. 15, 2015
One reader wonders which type of maintenance is best for his plant.

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Q:  There is reactive maintenance, preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, condition-based maintenance, total productive maintenance and autonomous maintenance. Which of these is the ultimate way to maintain our equipment?

A: You touch on two distinct aspects of maintenance. Reactive, preventative and predictive maintenance are all processes that determine “what” you are going to do. In reactive maintenance you make the decision to do only what is needed to maintain operations. This decision should be based upon the fact that no excessive downtime would result if a failure occurred.

To learn more about maintenance, read “MRO Q&A: Which Maintenance Type is Best for our Equipment?” from Food Processing.

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