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Preventive maintenance starter plan
From firefighting to planned maintenance: a simple plan for your 10 critical machines.
5 Aug 20264 minValid until 3 Oct 2027
Pick critical machines
Those whose stoppage halts the whole line.
Daily and weekly checks
Lubrication, temperature, vibration and unusual noise.
Suggested actions
- List 10 critical machines and define a daily checklist for each
- Log downtime so MTBF can be calculated
- Build a list of critical spare parts
Possible causes
- No periodic inspection plan
- Missing critical spare parts
Required documents
- Downtime and repair history
- Equipment manuals
Warnings
- Only perform repairs after lock-out/tag-out (LOTO)
