Optimise maintenance: all information for maintenance staff

Start the future with digital solutions such as CMMS

You face many challenges every day. You plan and carry out maintenance work. You also document it and fix errors. There are many different and demanding requirements. Frequent sticking points are, in particular, activities that are repeated over and over again, and how to make the best use of past problems. Every unnecessary action, every missed piece of information leads to downtime and production losses. These do not go down well with management. The good news is that this can be done better – with a digital maintenance manager.

Complete maintenance tasks better and faster

Are you looking for new ways to optimise your maintenance processes and move into the future with digital solutions? In a production-oriented environment, a good maintenance team is crucial to ensure smooth operation and minimise downtime. However, the demands and recurring tasks are often accompanied by stress and frustration. Would you like to complete your maintenance tasks more efficiently and quickly? Digital solutions offer you the opportunity to take your maintenance processes to a new level, from efficient planning and execution of maintenance work to improved plant and system availability and cost savings.

The world of industrial maintenance has changed in recent years. Digital technologies are making processes ever more efficient and transparent. One solution that is bringing about this change is digital maintenance managers. They are also known as Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). CMMS offer tools and functions that improve your working day.

Why is a CMMS worthwhile?

Increased efficiency – optimise maintenance processes

Computerised maintenance management systems enable maintenance work to be planned, carried out and monitored more effectively. Automated processes, centrally managed maintenance data and ready-to-use data analysis optimise maintenance procedures and minimise downtime.

Compliance at a glance – safety thanks to structured action

On the one hand, a maintenance manager improves the efficiency of fault diagnostics. On the other hand, it also provides complete proof that all necessary maintenance tasks have been carried out. This is important in the event of audits or official inspections – and this is a reassuring feeling for you as maintenance staff as well as management.

Focus on resources – better maintenance management for maximum performance

By analysing maintenance data, you can better plan how many people are needed for certain tasks. This enables more efficient utilisation of staff, materials and time.

Improved plant and system availability – for minimised downtimes

A well-implemented CMMS helps you to maximise the availability of your systems. By planning and carrying out maintenance work in good time, you reduce unplanned downtime and increase production output.

Spare parts management – ensure smooth and fast maintenance

With a maintenance manager, you can ensure that the right spare parts are available in sufficient quantities. This means that repairs or maintenance can be carried out quickly if necessary.

Cost savings – with effective measures

By following an effective maintenance strategy, you can help reduce expensive unplanned downtime. You also extend the service life of your systems. Problems identified in good time and proactive action prevent costly repairs and spare part costs.

Maintenance is under control everywhere and at all times with the Festo AX Smartenance CMMS

Festo AX Smartenance is a maintenance manager that offers you a powerful PC application for the entire company network, even globally. It is also linked to a user-friendly mobile app. This allows you to call up all relevant information from anywhere. Festo AX Smartenance makes scattered circuit diagrams and documentation are a thing of the past. All relevant information about a machine is stored in a central location and can be accessed by anyone at any time.

You don't need different maintenance systems and fault tickets. With Smartenance, you can seamlessly check to-do lists or feedback with images and comments of all maintenance tasks. You are not tied to one workplace.

Another advantage is that this CMMS is user-friendly and does not require extensive training. Familiarise yourself quickly with Smartenance and use the maintenance manager right away. This saves time and resources and allows you to concentrate on other tasks. Test Festo AX Smartenance without obligation. Let's go!

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Manuel Blume
Digital Business Marketing
Resolto Informatik GmbH / Festo SE & Co. KG

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