Why Predictive Maintenance is Driving Industry 4.0

February 3, 2018

Maintenance is a strategic concern when developing and manufacturing a product - and for good reason. In fact, a third of all maintenance activities are carried out too frequently - and, according to IBM, nearly half are ineffective. For machine operators and factory managers, preventative maintenance and asset repairs consume unnecessary resources, eat deeply into operational costs, and present a serious impediment to efficient operations.

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