As shared by Power & Motion in the article “Preventative and Predictive Maintenance in Fluid Power: The Technologies and Benefits,” traditional maintenance approaches in hydraulic and pneumatic systems often come too late—only after a failure has occurred. While reactive maintenance might seem straightforward and cost-effective upfront, it frequently results in expensive downtime and operational disruptions.
“Reactive maintenance has a costly, cascading effect,” explained Connor Dudas, Application Engineer at Schroeder Industries, during a presentation at the NFPA’s March 2024 Quarterly Technology Conference. If a single component like a motor fails—say, in a CNC machine producing manifolds—the impact goes beyond the motor itself. It halts downstream processes, delays assembly, and idles workers, compounding production losses.
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