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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
Video: Create Pre-Defined CMMS Checklists

Video: Create Pre-Defined CMMS Checklists

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: A Complete Guide

Preventive, corrective, reactive, condition-based and predictive maintenance explained, which assets deserve a schedule, and how a CMMS makes the shift from firefighting to planned work.

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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 24th, 2025
Image Uploads on Maintenance Requests

Image Uploads on Maintenance Requests

From small maintenance teams to enterprise-scale operations, visual documentation is often the missing link between a fast fix and frustrating downtime. By enabling users to upload images directly when submitting a maintenance request, we’re bridging that gap.

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April 23rd, 2025
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Maximizing Fitness: The Transformative Power of CMMS Maintenance Management Software for Gyms and Fitness Clubs

Gyms and fitness clubs, bustling hubs of activity and well-being, require meticulous maintenance to ensure smooth operations, enhance member satisfaction, and prolong the lifespan of capital equipment.

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April 22nd, 2025
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Why Preventative Maintenance Software Is a Game-Changer for Small Businesses

Preventative maintenance software can be one of the smartest investments a small business can make. Rather than adding unnecessary administrative burden, it streamlines operations, saves time, reduces costs, and increases efficiency across the board.

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