1990•Oil and Gas Journal; (USA)Requires access
Preventive maintenance can be more effective than predictive programs
Heinz P. Bloch, James Carroll
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Abstract
The authors discuss how a carefully chosen, periodically implemented, preventive maintenance (PM) program can sometimes make more economic sense than predictive maintenance because not all equipment responds to purely predictive techniques. Predictive maintenance uses projected data or trends to determine the trouble-free service life of equipment. In contrast, preventive maintenance is doing the minimal routine work necessary to ensure the equipment remains in proper operating condition.