Still lacking the motivation to boost your industrial maintenance strategy? In this article, we give you four reasons why you should not overlook this department and take advantage of its full potential.
Industrial maintenance is an essential pillar for any company that wants to increase the operating time of its equipment and avoid breakdowns at all costs.
Now, we must not forget that maintenance departments also play a crucial role in increasing the quality of products, in enhancing the safety of the people who work in a factory, and in improving profit and loss accounts.
Below, we explore some of the main reasons why you should get to work and further strengthen your industrial maintenance strategy.
Why is maintenance in a factory so important?
1. It is key when it comes to reducing the frequency and duration of unscheduled downtime
The main objective of maintenance in an industrial company is to minimize unforeseen interruptions, thus guaranteeing greater uptime.
It is not only about avoiding breakdowns, but also about reducing both their frequency and duration through well-scheduled preventive maintenance. This allows you to anticipate problems and prevent failures from occurring at inopportune times.
Although maintenance is time consuming, carrying it out in a planned manner is much more efficient than dealing with unexpected stops, which are usually more expensive and detrimental to production. A scheduled stoppage allows resources to be better organized, while an unforeseen interruption generates loss of time and productivity.
2. It allows you to guarantee the safety of your employees and clients
Safety is a critical aspect of industrial maintenance and should be a priority for all manufacturers. Broken equipment increases the risk of serious accidents, making it essential to keep machines in optimal condition.
Preventive maintenance reduces these risks by detecting and fixing problems before they become real dangers. This protects both employees and customers, ensuring a safer work environment and improving the quality and suitability of the final product.
3. It can become your best ally to ensure quality standards
Poorly maintained equipment not only causes failures and delays in production, but also negatively impacts product quality and customer perception of your company.
Machines in poor condition can produce defective or out-of-spec items, resulting in additional costs in the form of rework and returns.
For example, if a packaging machine is not properly maintained and its counting system fails, it could add more products than necessary to each package. Although this may seem advantageous for the client, the company would suffer very significant economic losses.
A good preventive maintenance strategy ensures that products are manufactured according to expected standards, reduces waste and improves the company’s image, transmitting seriousness and commitment to quality.
4. Helps you comply with regulations and avoid penalties
Maintenance plays a critical role in reducing legal liability, especially in industries such as automotive and aeronautics, where safety standards are extremely high.
In these sectors, any defect in equipment or products can have serious consequences. Keeping a complete and accurate record of the maintenance performed allows companies to demonstrate that they have complied with regulations and best practices to ensure the safety and proper functioning of their products, minimizing financial risks and protecting their reputation in the market.
Digitize your maintenance management with MapexMM
If you have reached this section of the article, you are probably interested in enhancing your maintenance strategy.
We can help you get the most out of this department with the implementation of our CMMS, a solution also available for mobile devices.
Thanks to MapexMM you will be able to:
- Configure your asset tree with the equipment on which you want to perform maintenance work.
- Digitize all types of documentation (PDFs, images, videos, etc.) to work in a paperless environment.
- Digitize work order management to streamline the operations of technicians and maintenance managers.
- Manage preventive ranges for any type of machinery and define inspection points.
- Manage all spare parts from the same platform: assignment to assets, real-time consumption control, warehouse location, etc.
- Generate reports to improve your KPIs: operator times, degree of preventive compliance, internal and external costs, etc.
For more information, contact our team through this form and request a demo of our software.
