Preventive maintenance is the best way to make your equipment more reliable. You can reduce the probability of failure by overhauling or replacing parts before they fail. In this way, you will maximize your availability. It is also the insurance to reduce the unforeseen.
There are three types of preventive maintenance. The first is systematic maintenance, which is carried out by the team according to a specific schedule that can be daily, weekly, or less frequently. The second is conditional, taking place in response to the equipment’s condition. The third—predictive maintenance—is more complicated to implement. It allows to anticipate breakdowns according to the evolution of some parameters, such as the rise in a system’s oil temperature.