Starting a Successful Predictive Maintenance Program

Starting a Predictive Maintenance (PdM) program can be fraught with challenges.

Here are some tips to help your program be successful.

0. Evaluate where PdM is most needed in your facility. Where are your problem machines?
0. Develop a plan of attack then get upper management buy in and support.
0. Consider whether the best approach for your program is outsourced or in house. Both have their positive aspects.

a. In-house

• Requires purchase of expensive equipment and software
• Training of associates can take as long as 2 years
• Results are typically fragmented during start up of program

b. Outsource

• Will provide immediate and tangible results
• Alleviates the need for purchase of expensive equipment/software
• Allows for integration of all the services

c. Outsource then Transition to In-house

• Offers the best of both approaches and is growing in popularity
• Will provide immediate tangible results while training in house associates
• Once in house associates are proficient, the outside company’s role would reduce to an as needed relationship

Tip provided by Timken

iPresentation Invitation:
Watch The Basics of Starting Up a Predictive Maintenance Program
A 6 minute iPresentation Tutorial by Mark Roether, the Timken Company

 

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