Predictive, corrective and preventive maintenance

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Most business owners are aware that maintenance tasks are essential to save time and money in their activities. However, many do not know that there are different types of maintenance , or that knowing the differences between them can lead to both considerable money savings and an increase in productivity and, therefore, also in income.

What is predictive maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is one of the smartest ways to focus fusion database a company's resources with the aim of finding the best technical solutions in the shortest possible time and preventing system failures before they occur.

What is predictive maintenance based on and what benefits does it provide?
This way of working with predictive maintenance is based on monitoring the operation of field services, analyzing the data they generate and applying advanced fault detection techniques .

These are the main benefits of predictive maintenance :

Considerable money savings by detecting potential problems before they occur.
Improving the reliability and operation of machinery and production lines.
Greater security when using devices perfectly monitored with this system.
Minimization of losses caused by breakdowns and technical unforeseen events.
Increased lifespan of systems and equipment used for work.
Decreased electricity consumption and greater protection of the natural environment.
Obtaining better products and improving the quality of services provided by preventing critical errors.
Differences between preventive, corrective and predictive maintenance
There are different types of maintenance and each of them has its pros and cons. From the cost to the company to the setbacks that can be caused to the activity. Therefore, it is necessary to be clear about the differences between them:

Preventive maintenance is based on the application of periodic maintenance techniques. It is carried out on a regular basis , after a certain time or number of hours of use, often specified by each manufacturer or developer.
Corrective maintenance is the type of maintenance that deals with problems once they have occurred, that is, it is an approach based on fixing something once it has been damaged. In many cases, it involves having to work against the clock, exposing oneself to large financial losses.
As for predictive maintenance , it is the most effective and cutting-edge of the three options. It works by applying technical means that monitor the functioning of a system and apply mathematical formulas that allow predicting when a problem may arise . In this way, preventive maintenance techniques can be applied only when necessary, extending the useful life of systems and devices while saving as much as possible on preventive tasks.
How does artificial intelligence influence predictive maintenance?
Having good predictive maintenance software is what makes the difference between a completely efficient company and one that is always worrying about patching up any possible setback, or that uses a large part of its budget to carry out preventive maintenance that is not really necessary.

Software that applies Artificial Intelligence solutions, such as Microsoft Dynamics 265 Field Service , allows you to analyze huge amounts of data to identify patterns and needs that otherwise could not be detected in time.

This is how you can predict when equipment will fail and how, in order to then apply the most appropriate preventive maintenance solutions that allow you to avoid having to resort to corrective maintenance that is much more expensive and has worse economic consequences for the business.