Predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance (proactive maintenance) is a method of maintaining vehicle or machinery fleet health, based on monitoring current operation parameters and detecting signs of forthcoming malfunctions, and thus carrying out repair actions and replacing consumables at the time of real need.

Proactive technical maintenance method is a promising alternative to scheduled maintenance, which is carried out at intervals approved by internal fleet regulations, regardless of actual technical condition of parts and mechanisms. Unlike scheduled maintenance, objectives of preventive maintenance method are to detect the moment of real need for maintenance and as result ensuring smooth operation of machinery, thereby reducing fleet operation costs of vehicle (or other machinery) owner or operator.

Areas of implementing predictive (proactive) maintenance
Predictive maintenance is more suitable for advanced (complex) machines that work in difficult conditions, which do not allow to ration fuel consumption, engine or other parts wear-out. Advanced (complex) machines: mining and quarrying equipment, construction machinery, special vehicles for oil and gas extraction, railway equipment, water transport, diesel gensets and power plants.