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June 12th, 2025
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CMMS for Clinics & Hospitals: Reducing Downtime for Critical Medical Equipment

Maintainly’s CMMS helps clinics and hospitals reduce critical medical equipment downtime with smart maintenance scheduling, repair tracking, and inventory alerts. By ensuring timely check-ups, managing spare parts, and maintaining repair history, this maintenance management software enhances patient safety and operational efficiency, making it a vital tool for healthcare facilities aiming to minimise risks and improve care outcomes.

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June 4th, 2025
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Why CMMS Is Essential for Upkeep in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

For SMBs looking to streamline maintenance, reduce costs, and improve uptime, a modern CMMS is more than a convenience—it’s a crucial tool for effective upkeep and operational stability.

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June 2nd, 2025

Create Pre-Defined CMMS Checklists: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to create pre-defined maintenance checklists and add them to tasks on both web and mobile, using Maintainly CMMS in this step-by-step tutorial.

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May 27th, 2025
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How Does CMMS Help with Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing?

Predictive maintenance uses data analytics, sensors, and machine learning to monitor equipment and prevent failures. It detects issues early, enabling timely repairs. Unlike scheduled maintenance, it’s condition-based, saving costs. CMMS supports this by managing and optimizing maintenance processes.

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May 21st, 2025
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Why It's Time to Ditch Spreadsheets for CMMS in Maintenance Management

Many maintenance teams still rely on spreadsheets to track tasks, manage assets, and schedule preventive maintenance. It's time to leave the spreadsheets behind and move into the future with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

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May 19th, 2025
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Preventive vs Reactive Maintenance: Why CMMS is the Game-Changer

The choice between preventive and reactive maintenance can make or break the efficiency and longevity of your assets. As an expert blogger in the field, I'm here to shed light on the crucial role that Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) play in this decision-making process.

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May 16th, 2025

Submitting Maintenance Requests Video Tutorial - May 2025

Learn how to quickly submit maintenance requests using Maintainly CMMS in this step-by-step tutorial.

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May 15th, 2025
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The Maintenance Bathtub Curve: Understanding Asset Lifecycle Failure Patterns

The maintenance bathtub curve is a widely used model in reliability engineering that describes the failure rates of assets over their lifecycle. It resembles the shape of a bathtub, hence the name, and is divided into three distinct phases.

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May 6th, 2025
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What is the 75% Maintenance Rule in Asset Management: When to Repair or Replace

What exactly is the 75% maintenance rule, how is it applied, and why should it be integrated into your Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)?

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April 28th, 2025
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QR Code Inventory Tracking in CMMS: A Game-Changer for Maintenance Teams

Whether you're managing a manufacturing plant, facility operations, fleet maintenance, or utilities infrastructure, using QR codes for tracking inventory within your CMMS makes it easier to manage assets, reduce downtime, and cut costs.

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