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Factory Maintenance
Streamline maintenance work orders, enhance equipment uptime, and improve production productivity.
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Improve quality and your bottom line
Ensure everyone follows best practices and requirements for equipment reliability using factory maintenance checklists. With photo annotation and calculations in inspections, it’s easy for frontline teams to capture and share noncompliant areas, giving management a clear view of what’s happening on the floor. With all your data in one place, you can quickly pinpoint problem areas and come up with solutions before they cause bigger problems.
Read the success story“Now auditors can finish their near miss reports, take pictures and it all incorporates into one document. You can send it right from the field.”
Improve uptime on critical equipment
Go beyond reactive repairs and keep things running smoothly with scheduled maintenance tasks that match the frequency you need. Gain a detailed overview of your assets, including history and upcoming activities. Set up automated reminders so teams are alerted when maintenance checks are due to be completed.
Efficiently manage factory assets
Establish a register of machinery and equipment used in production as part of overseeing day-to-day operations. Gain a better understanding of how they’re being used and maintained across different floors using sensors and asset location tracking devices. Keep a digital record of routine maintenance activities to refer to for future work orders and minimize equipment downtime.
Strengthen maintenance strategies
Keep tools and equipment in top condition at all times with a robust, data-backed maintenance plan. Leverage data from submitted reports and asset tracking systems to create and adjust workflows according to factory and equipment needs. Assign corrective actions based on identified issues and improve calibration for equipment maintenance.
Boost workforce competency for maintenance tasks
Ensure that workers assigned to maintenance tasks have the right knowledge and skills to carry out the best job. Provide bite-sized training modules that can easily be accessed amid busy production schedules and deliver important reminders through a digital platform. Reduce the likelihood of repeat visits by minimizing errors and encouraging collaboration across teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Factory maintenance software streamlines data collection to support better manufacturing asset management and processes that preserve the health of factory equipment. It provides a digital platform for maintenance teams to track work orders, schedule preventive maintenance tasks, manage inventory levels, and analyze performance metrics to improve overall management.
This kind of software is highly customizable and is meant to adapt to various manufacturing sectors. It is particularly beneficial in sectors where equipment reliability is critical, such as automotive, food processing, pharmaceuticals, and heavy machinery.
Some key features of this software include:
- Work order management
- Preventive maintenance scheduling
- Inventory management
- Sensors
- Asset tracking
- Comprehensive reporting and analytics
Yes, a good factory maintenance software should be able to integrate seamlessly with other existing systems. It is commonly used alongside ERP, equipment monitoring systems, and workflow management to streamline information and support overall organizational success.
Factory maintenance software can be implemented successfully by conducting the necessary assessments to identify how it can be used to achieve organizational goals. From there, it is crucial to provide the right training to empower workers to use it properly and gain the maximum benefits provided by the software.