Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance component overview

Component failure often causes unplanned downtime, disrupts production plans and can even be a safety risk. Manufacturers can move to a more effective maintenance strategy by collecting data from connected devices and transforming it into valuable business intelligence to automate service calls, reduce downtime and save costs.

Predictive maintenance optimises the balance between corrective and preventative maintenance, using the power of machine learning to enable just-in-time replacement of components, only replacing them when they are close to failure. Extending the lifespan of components and decreasing unscheduled maintenance and labour costs delivers savings and competitive advantages.

Predictive Maintenance features

The Predictive Maintenance module allows Dynamics 365 to automatically:

• Inform machine operators of technical status and possibility of breakdown
• Create service orders based on direct machine data or operator intervention
• Trigger a visual signal on the machine or predictive maintenance dashboard
• Reschedule production orders
• Switch off the machine in case of a breakdown or possibility of a breakdown
• Plan maintenance based on maintenance interval parameter or machine safe operation time

The module also supports tool rental, and controls whether tool rental will affect the production plan, synchronising tool rental with production resources and the Fixed Assets module.

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The Predictive Maintenance module enables your Dynamics 365 system to automatically launch operations by collecting and processing both internal system data and external data. When scheduling maintenance the system will also take into account any materials that need replacing or replenishing, such as filters, lubricants, oils and other consumables.