Maintenance controlling
Maintenance controlling is used to plan and manage maintenance measures. The Menger Group presents the tasks and possibilities of controlling.
Planning and controlling maintenance
Maintenance controlling serves to plan, manage, and monitor the maintenance of a company’s machines and systems. It sets the goals that all maintenance measures are geared toward and checks whether these goals are being achieved. The Menger Group will introduce you to the tasks and possibilities of maintenance controlling in more detail.
Selection and control of suitable maintenance measures
Maintenance includes all measures that maintain the target condition of machines and systems or restore them after damage. Maintenance controlling, also known as “maintenance management,” serves to plan and control these measures in order to maintain the company’s performance. To this end, maintenance controlling specifies the strategic goals of maintenance, such as optimized plant availability or lower maintenance costs. It also enables the selection of suitable measures to achieve these goals, takes control of them, and reviews their results.
One of the main objectives of maintenance management is to create an objective basis on which to decide which maintenance measures should be carried out, when, and how. It is very important to have an overview of the costs and benefits of individual maintenance measures. This allows them to be compared with each other and those that are best suited to achieving the company’s goals to be selected.
Making decisions based on well-founded information
Maintenance planning is based on specific information about the machines and systems used, such as:
Plans for the construction of machines and systems
Manuals and operating instructions
Records of previous maintenance and repairs
Data on current function determined by sensors
This data is collected and evaluated during maintenance controlling using software specifically designed for this purpose. This allows wear and tear on components and damage to be detected at an early stage. In accordance with the principle of predictive maintenance, appropriate maintenance measures are planned before a malfunction or even failure of the machine or system occurs. It is often even possible to include the respective operating times in this planning so that normal operating procedures are not disrupted. This is done in parallel for all machines and systems integrated into the system.
Of course, maintenance controlling not only facilitates the elimination of defects, but also the planning and implementation of routine measures for quality-assuring maintenance, such as legally required maintenance. For this purpose, maintenance software often offers the following functions, for example:
an overview of available personnel
an overview of available tools
an overview of spare parts and material stocks
Monitoring maintenance effectiveness
In addition to planning maintenance measures, maintenance management also includes monitoring them and reviewing the results. This means, for example, that the function of machines and systems is constantly monitored as part of digital quality assurance. This allows conclusions to be drawn about the efficiency of individual maintenance measures, making them directly comparable.
If a malfunction or fault is detected during this quality assurance process despite regular maintenance, maintenance controlling also makes it possible to track the measures that have been carried out. If necessary, these can then be adjusted or their interval shortened to prevent failures.
Overall, maintenance controlling not only increases plant availability and thus serves quality management (QM) in the company, but also reduces maintenance costs in the long term.
The right solution for your maintenance controlling
There are numerous software solutions that can help you with maintenance controlling in your company. The type of maintenance management software that is right for you depends on the individual requirements of your company.
First, determine the purpose for which you want to use maintenance controlling. Do you simply want to support the maintenance department in its daily work by making important information about machines and systems, tools, spare parts, etc. available at all times? Or do you want to plan maintenance proactively in order to reduce downtime, increase productivity, and minimize costs?
You should also have a clear idea of how the data determined by the software should be presented. Is a list of relevant measurement data sufficient, should key figures be presented, or should the system automatically evaluate the data according to specific criteria? How often do you need the data? And in what format? As a printout, in an app for mobile availability, or in the form of workflows that are automatically forwarded to the employees involved?
The more precisely you know your maintenance controlling requirements, the more specifically you can search for a solution that suits your individual needs. The Menger Group is of course happy to assist you at any time in selecting a maintenance software solution that suits your company. Contact us! We will support you in planning and implementation.