Maintenance Management & CMMS Articles | Maintainly ![](/containers/main/energy.svg) Maintainly CMMS =============== Stay updated with the latest maintenance management software features that are released to the Maintainly platform. Whether you're a facilities manager, maintenance professional, or business owner, our expert-curated content provides valuable insights to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and optimize resource allocation. Empower your organisation to get the most out of every maintainly CMMS feature. 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A dropdown menu offers filtering options like title, type, and date](/img/containers/articles/screenshot-2024-10-16-at-4.32.17-pm.png/eb517638bb5776e326bf35b24ebc686e/screenshot-2024-10-16-at-4.32.17-pm.png) ### Maintainly Files on Assets Gets and Upgrade Files in Maintainly gets an upgrade! The Documentation section has been retired and replaced with a decentralised network of files that are added to assets, asset models, materials and task templates. [ View article → ](/articles/maintainly-files-gets-upgrade) September 16th, 2024 ![Mobile phone app scanning spare parts | Maintainly](/img/containers/articles/qr-scan.jpg/de87579c7c3df0a38f288558d581e108/qr-scan.jpg) ### Maintainly Enhances Material Management with QR Code Integration Maintainly has upgraded its material management system, transitioning from barcodes to QR codes for all materials (spare parts and consumables). This update expands functionality and improves user experience. [ View article → ](/articles/inventory-qr-codes) September 13th, 2024 ![Urgent custom label | CMMS](/img/containers/articles/istock-948961798.jpg/ec8af0dece7276e97882014998f674ac/istock-948961798.jpg) ### Custom Labels & How to use them to Manage Maintenance Tasks Customizable task labels in a CMMS greatly assists users in filtering through a large number of tasks by allowing them to categorize and prioritize tasks effectively, according to their own, unique, process flow. This enhances task management and ensures that users can quickly locate and address specific tasks based on their criteria. [ View article → ](/articles/custom-labels-how-to-use-them-to-manage-maintenance-tasks) August 21st, 2024 ![Warehouse of spare parts and consumables | CMMS](/img/containers/articles/istock-1435295895.jpg/012fce0c5ad03a8f7a6916eb0ab16dba/istock-1435295895.jpg) ### Managing a Spare Parts Warehouse: Essential Components and Best Practices Having a well-organized system ensures parts are easily accessible, reducing downtime and improving operational efficiency. In this guide, we'll discuss the essential components and methods of structuring and managing a spare parts warehouse, with a focus on using coding systems, QR labels, and shelving strategies. [ View article → ](/articles/managing-a-spare-parts-warehouse-essential-components-and-best-practices) August 15th, 2024 ![CMMS | Inventory management workers move stock in warehouse](/img/containers/articles/wareghouse-inventory-workers.jpg/2c79888790cfcbc09a559df18fa30ed4/wareghouse-inventory-workers.jpg) ### The Role of Codes in Inventory Management: Enhancing Efficiency and Precision In an upcoming release, Maintainly will be transitioning from using a simple number string as the primary material identifier to a more advanced and comprehensive system. This change is designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of material tracking within the platform, providing users with a more intuitive and powerful way to manage their inventory. [ View article → ](/articles/the-role-of-codes-in-inventory-management-enhancing-efficiency-and-precision) August 6th, 2024 ![CMMS | Maintenance workers with mobile CMMS in front of safety sign](/img/containers/articles/istock-1148244566.jpg/caefb264837a436c770dc3588b9a3a80/istock-1148244566.jpg) ### Scalability Simplified: Web-Based CMMS Grows with Your Business Needs While CMMS software are designed to streamline maintenance in manufacturing, they have evolved to cater to different industries. Web-based CMMS, for instance, offers scalable solutions using cloud technology. [ View article → ](/articles/scalability-simplified-web-based-cmms-grows-with-your-business-needs) July 18th, 2024 ![CMMS | Maintainly review from leading CMMS review website](/img/containers/articles/maintainly-review.png/09cd22a0450b9a3d960a432e812215f2/maintainly-review.png) ### Streamline Your Maintenance with Maintainly: Lauded as One of Today’s Best CMMS Software Maintainly is proud to announce that a well-known academic research platform has recognized it for its outstanding performance in the best CMMS software category. [ View article → ](/articles/streamline-your-maintenance-with-maintainly-lauded-as-one-of-todays-best-cmms-software) May 16th, 2024 ![CMMS | A series of metric reading icons](/img/containers/articles/maintenance_metric_readings.jpg/5551f8962b6a7fe7c0921b27d3baeb19/maintenance_metric_readings.jpg) ### Preventative Maintenance Metric Readings have been Supercharged Monitoring metric readings on assets in a CMMS can give valuable insights. Maintainly metric readings has now been fully integrated with Task Templates & Automations. [ View article → ](/articles/metric-readings-have-been-supercharged) May 1st, 2024 ![CMMS | three calendars with dates, time and check tick](/img/containers/articles/cmms_preventative_maintenance_calendars.jpg/aeb690494b7b540a51a68ea069e21140/cmms_preventative_maintenance_calendars.jpg) ### Preventative Maintenance is now Task Templates + Automations Preventative maintenance work orders in Maintainly were previously managed by adding schedules to individual assets. Preventative maintenance is now managed using task templates + automations. Here's what has changed. [ View article → ](/articles/preventative-maintenance-task-templates-automations) [ ](https://maintainly.com/topics/maintainly/page/2) [ 1 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/maintainly) [ 2 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/maintainly/page/2) 3