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November 29th, 2023

Maximizing Uptime: The Role of Preventative Maintenance Software in Manufacturing

The world of manufacturing, downtime is often the enemy. It can disrupt production schedules, lead to costly repairs, and result in lost revenue. However, there is a powerful ally that manufacturing facilities can turn to in their battle against downtime: preventative maintenance software.

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October 25th, 2023
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Top 8 Implementation Tips for CMMS Software

In the fast-paced world of modern business, efficient maintenance management is essential to keep operations running smoothly. At the heart of effective maintenance management lies the powerful tool known as CMMS, or Computerized Maintenance Management System.

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August 15th, 2023
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Maintenance management software pricing & the benefits of a la carte feature options

A la carte feature pricing in maintenance management SaaS offers customers reduced complexity and cost efficiency without sacrificing scalability. This approach leads to higher user satisfaction and ensures that businesses can optimize their maintenance operations by investing in the features that matter most to them.

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July 7th, 2023
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Time-based preventative maintenance management explained

Time-based maintenance management refers to a maintenance strategy that involves performing maintenance tasks based on predetermined time intervals or schedules. This approach assumes that assets will require maintenance at regular intervals to prevent failures, ensure reliability, and extend each asset's useful life.

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July 7th, 2023
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What is Fixed Asset Management?

Fixed asset management refers to the process of tracking, monitoring, and maintaining a company's physical assets throughout their lifecycle.

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July 6th, 2023
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Setting up an Asset Hierarchy: A Guide to Selecting Which Equipment to Include

The exact make-up and format of an asset hierarchy will depend on many factors, such as the type of assets being tracked, their complexity in terms of sub-assets (child assets), the industry, as well as your company's maintenance management and reporting goals.

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June 15th, 2023
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Maintenance Management Software for SMB's: Five Key Considerations

When considering a maintenance management system for smaller businesses, there are several important aspects to look for. We explore five important things for SMB's to look for when assessing maintenance management software.

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June 8th, 2023
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Embracing Modernity: The Advantages of Web-Based Maintenance Management Software over Legacy Options

While older legacy maintenance management systems served their purpose in the past, the rise of modern web-based software has revolutionised the way companies approach maintenance. Modern web-based maintenance management software surpasses its legacy counterparts in terms of functionality, total cost of ownership, scalability, and cost-effectiveness, without the hangups.

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May 31st, 2023
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Benefits of CMMS

CMMS will aid and inform technicians out in the field, as well as decision makers, on maintenance work that has been done, will be done soon, or is planned to be done in the future. Broadly speaking, the benefits of CMMS can be broken down into three categories: management; visibility; and cost control.

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May 18th, 2023
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What Does CMMS Stand For? Acronym and Meaning

What the CMMS acronym stands for, what the software records once a team has one, and where the category stops.

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