The Importance of Equipment Maintenance Forecasting

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2021 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 8 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Jigar K Patel

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V8I5P102

How to Cite?

Jigar K Patel, "The Importance of Equipment Maintenance Forecasting," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 8,  no. 5, pp. 7-11, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V8I5P102

Abstract:

The purpose of equipment maintenance in any industries is simple: to minimize costly equipment failures and ensure that equipment operates at its top capacity. Yet there is still a fraction of the production world that views equipment maintenance as an unnecessary consumption of manufacturing hours and unnecessary cost to the equipment life cycle. With costs being so immoderate, why would a manufacturing or production facility risk unexpected downtime due to lack of equipment maintenance? The answer is, of course, time and lack of maintenance forecast. In a manufacturing facility, they are always focus on to get the job done as quickly as possible to save labor hour cost. If customer orders are there, it seems the only answer is to produce the components to fill them as quickly as possible. But that isn’t always the best approach.

Keywords:

Down time, Equipment failure, Equipment maintenance cost, Preventive maintenance, Maintenance forcast

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