eMaint Articles
Failure Mode, Effects, & Criticality Analysis – FMECA & FMEA
Failure mode, effects, & criticality analysis (FMECA) is a structured work priority system that helps teams make the best possible use of maintenance resources. [...]
What’s Holding Your Facility Back? Smarter Assessments Might Be the Answer
Day in and day out, the pressure is on for facility managers to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. But it’s hard to get [...]
Unlocking CMMS Success with Smart Coding and Integration: A 5 Step Plan
Integrating a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a game-changer for modern businesses, especially those reliant on efficient maintenance operations. However, true CMMS success requires [...]
Understanding Idle Time: Track & Reduce Waste
In a manufacturing environment, operational efficiency relies on monitoring and reducing idle time. With proper maintenance planning, you can ensure your assets maximize time [...]
What is Maintenance Scheduling? 6 Easy Steps for PM Schedules
Regular maintenance is required to keep all assets at peak operating performance, but that’s easier said than done. A good maintenance strategy is needed [...]
A Guide to Common Maintenance Acronyms & Abbreviations
Maintenance Acronyms: Common Abbreviations and Their Meanings The world of maintenance is already complex, even before conversations get filled with enough abbreviations to make [...]
From eMaint X4 to X5: How to Navigate Your CMMS Transition
Success in maintenance is often about what you don’t notice — because a well-managed computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) takes care of it first. [...]
What Is Troubleshooting?
Troubleshooting is the systematic process of identifying, analyzing, and resolving faults in an asset or system. Methodically isolating and addressing each potential issue helps [...]
Unlocking the Power of Configurability with eMaint CMMS
Flexibility is no longer a luxury in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software — it’s essential. Every organization operates differently, and their software must [...]
X4 Setup, Simplified: 5 Ways to Get It Right from Day One
You’ve likely seen first-hand how a disorganized database can cause issues on the shop floor. When work orders are incomplete or scattered across different [...]