Fighting Product Fatigue in the Factory

摘要

On the plant floor, parts wear out. Motors and drives wear out. The whole range of machinery eventually wears down from near-constant use. In the past, companies dealt with product fatigue by setting up strict maintenance and replacement schedules that required downtime. The idea was to replace the part before it broke or began to lose its efficiency and dependability. That has changed as part maintenance has evolved from preventive maintenance to predictive maintenance and finally to condition-based maintenance.