Reactive maintenance is often the norm in fast-paced, large-scale industries like mining, agriculture, and construction, where your time is limited and your attention is stretched overseeing large fleets of vehicles and machinery that are essential to your business operations. However, even though reactive maintenance seems like your only option, it will nearly always prove to be your biggest downfall. Your biggest trio of challenges as a manager or owner of these huge operations is to maintain safety, boost productivity, and ensure equipment reliability. But all three essential pillars are threatened when you avoid proactive maintenance.
An unplanned and unforeseen machine failure can pose danger to your employees, completely halt operations, and call into question the reliability of your fleet, reactive maintenance at this stage won’t solve these challenges. The financial and operational consequences of not managing equipment proactively are enormous. Unforeseen downtime of a mining shovel can cost thousands per hour, and missed deadlines due to faulty trucks that are unable to deliver fresh produce can spoil products, erode client trust, and lead to negative ripple effects across supply chains. And, importantly, safety is at stake when machinery isn’t properly maintained. So what’s the solution?
Equipment Management Solution is a reliable, integrated service that helps you uphold the three essential pillars of your business: safety, productivity, and reliability. EMS stands for Equipment Management Solution. More than just a software, EMS is a technology-driven approach to managing the performance, condition, and lifecycle of every vehicle and machinery in your operations. It uses reliable, accurate data to provide detailed insight into the health of these essential machines, encouraging proactive maintenance. Almost like the central control room of your fleet, EMS reads sensor data, analyses, and acts on information to keep your equipment in peak condition and your operations on track.
Equipment Management Solutions tracks and relays essential data from your machinery using technologies, like IoT sensors, onboard diagnostics, and historical insights, to provide a clear picture of the health of that machine. Individually, it can be used to diagnose failing parts and prevent unforeseen mechanical shutdowns. And if used collectively across a fleet, it can provide large-scale insight into operational efficiency, maintenance schedules, and future investments into repairs, replacements, or brand-new equipment. Not only does this allow you to predict costs and create better financial forecasts, but it also assists in extending machine lifespans and optimises performance across the organisation, effectively reducing downtime.
There are enormous upsides to using EMS. That mining shovel that had an unforeseen mechanical failure resulting in thousands of revenue lost due to downtime simply wouldn’t be the case with EMS. The system is designed to alert you to faults as they begin to occur, so you can conduct proactive maintenance on your machinery long before a complete shutdown. Proactive alerts mitigate unnecessary downtime, meaning you can make alternative arrangements and prevent disruption to your operations!
Barloworld Equipment are specialists in the Equipment Management Solutions stack, creating and curating a system that provides value in all areas of your operations. Tailored to all CAT®-registered machinery, BWE’s EMS optimises through real-time monitoring and integrated digital tools. Below are real-life examples showing the service's proactive solutions and positive impact:
EMS is designed to empower you for long-term success by moving away from reactive maintenance and into proactive, strategic planning that leverages data for sustainable solutions.
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