Under a
time-based maintenance concept replacement is typically performed during the normal phase, thus failing to optimally utilise the disadvantage of
time-based maintenance is that the higher probability of damage during the run-in phase also has to be taken into consideration.
At a higher level of sophistication, a machine would be enrolled in a
time-based maintenance program.
Many companies perform
time-based maintenance because they can't get far enough ahead in their programs to initiate other types of programs.
However, there are still instances when
time-based maintenance governs.
We help our customers transform from reactive and
time-based maintenance to proactive and predictive maintenance," notes SmartSignal CEO Jim Gagnard.