If you have moved beyond "fix it when it breaks," you are already ahead of most factories. But the next question is — should you be doing preventive maintenance or predictive maintenance?
Preventive maintenance means maintaining machines on a fixed schedule — every 30 days, every 3 months, regardless of actual condition. It reduces breakdowns but can be wasteful — you may be maintaining machines that do not need it yet while missing ones that are about to fail.
Predictive maintenance means maintaining machines based on actual data — when patterns suggest a failure is approaching. It is more efficient, but it requires breakdown history and performance trend data for each machine.
For most factories, the honest answer is: start with preventive, move toward predictive as data builds up.
Simply having a maintenance schedule is a huge improvement over reactive repairs. But over time, as you collect breakdown data, you can start to see patterns — and your maintenance becomes smarter and more cost-effective.
Rasset supports both approaches. It helps you build the breakdown history needed for predictive maintenance while giving you the tools to manage preventive schedules in the meantime.
The goal is not perfection from day one. The goal is to keep improving — and every step away from reactive maintenance saves money.
Start your maintenance journey with Rasset. Visit rasset.ai
