Latest news and insights into the world of maintenance

When equipment fails unexpectedly, production stops. Manufacturing facilities face an estimated $50 billion in annual losses from unplanned downtime, with outages costing industrial businesses an average of $125,000 per hour according to ABB’s 2023 Value of Reliability Survey. The difference between reactive and proactive maintenance determines success. Computerized maintenance management systems give manufacturing companies the tools to prevent breakdowns before

Industrial maintenance is entering a decisive phase of transformation. Across Europe’s factories and production sites, maintenance teams are under pressure to achieve more with less – higher uptime, lower costs, and demonstrable ROI – while dealing with increasingly interconnected equipment, fragmented data sources, and growing regulatory and sustainability demands. At the same time, aging infrastructure and a shrinking skilled workforce

Many maintenance teams still waste hours each day printing SAP work orders, scribbling notes in the field, and manually re-entering data. These paper-based workflows create delays, errors, and frustration that reduce productivity.

In a recent survey among maintenance managers, we asked about the KPIs they consider most important in their day-to-day work. Each participant could select up to three KPIs that they find most relevant.  What was evaluated?  Six experts were asked to rank the following six categories by relevance:  Each participant created their own ranking from “most important” to “least important.” We

22.09 – 23.09 | Maritim proArte Hotel, Berlin Why attend Pharma Maintenance? Pharma Maintenance is the only European platform for reliability engineering, maintenance, asset management, and technical operations in GMP-regulated pharmaceutical and biotech production. The focus is on practical answers to asset reliability, regulatory compliance, predictive maintenance, and digital transformation. We will demonstrate how the osapiens HUB for maintenance supports

22.09 – 26.09 | Hannover – Hall 6 | Booth D23 Why Stop by? The osapiens HUB for Maintenance is a modern, intuitive CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) designed for maintenance managers: For field service managers, the osapiens HUB offers a free solution to manage service orders, field technicians, and customer requests: This means happier customers, lower costs, and a

Updates to the Dashboard Our next-gen Dashboard is the next evolution for maintenance managers. Clean, focused, and built for action. with the KPIs that matter most. Simplified Maintenance Planning Plan, schedule, and assign maintenance tasks with just a few clicks.  Fast, Powerful Asset Tree Navigate your entire installed base in seconds, even across complex, multi-site environments. Work Order Re-Design A

Spare parts management remains a critical, yet often underestimated, element of maintenance operations. Many organizations face recurring challenges: inconsistent naming conventions, outdated data sources, limited supply visibility, and lack of inventory control. According to Siemens, on average, manufacturing plants experience about 25 unplanned downtime incidents per month, with each plant losing approximately 27 hours monthly to downtime, partly due to

In today’s complex asset environments, traditional maintenance practices often fall short of delivering the efficiency and transparency required for sustainable growth. According to Deloitte, poor and outdated maintenance strategies can reduce an asset’s overall productive capacity by 5% to 20%.   On the shop floor, technicians and planners frequently face a set of recurring challenges, especially when they lack mobile access