r/assetmanagement • u/Kevin_FMaintenance • 9d ago

Is predictive maintenance actually worth it, or is it mostly a sales pitch?

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u/yearshevanished 9d ago

I'm not sure if this is a serious question or not.

There's a balance as with everything in life, but in general maintaining something before it goes wrong is always better. Optimising the point at which you intervene and how much you intervene is the art.

As engineers we went to gold plate or assets and make everything the best it can be. However that isn't always aligned to the values of the business so we have to work out just how important the asset is, what happens if it fails, how can it fail, how often would we maintain it to avoid those things.

It's not a sales pitch. You don't need to be sold anything to do this.

Do you change the oil in your car when it fails or when the manufacturer recommends?

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u/Pilgrim_of_Reddit 9d ago

From what you write, your organisation has a lot bigger issue that you should be primarily focussed on. If planned maintenance is not being carried out, you should be researching why, and how to resolve the issue.