Industrial Automation - Preventive Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is maintenance that is regularly performed on a piece of equipment to
lessen the likelihood of it failing. It is performed while the equipment is still working so that it does
not break down unexpectedly.
The main goal behind PM is for the equipment to make it from one planned service to the next
planned service without any failures caused by fatigue, neglect, or normal wear (preventable items),
which Planned Maintenance and Condition Based Maintenance help to achieve by replacing worn
components before they actually fail. Maintenance activities include partial or complete overhauls
at specified periods, oil changes, lubrication, minor adjustments, and so on. In addition, workers can
record equipment deterioration so they know to replace or repair worn parts before they cause
system failure.