Many facilities still rely on calendar-based maintenance, servicing equipment on a fixed schedule regardless of need. This traditional method increases operating costs.
A manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, turned to NOV’s digital experts to move from the calendar-based maintenance model to a usage-based approach driven by data. With Max™ Maintenance, a connected asset and maintenance management platform, the facility shifted from reactive to preventative, predictive, and condition-based practices.
Max Maintenance provides a single source of truth, connecting every asset, technician, and decision. The cloud-based software enables organizations to track, monitor, and manage all equipment; digitize scheduling and maintenance workflows; and use AI and analytics to anticipate issues before they turn into costly failures.
Shifting to usage-driven maintenance delivered significant reductions in maintenance costs and labor burden. Within months, work orders decreased by 71%, planned maintenance costs by 70%, man hours by 54%, and unplanned costs by 40%—all while maintaining equipment uptime and reliability.
Technicians spent less time on unnecessary service tasks and more time addressing issues that directly affected production. The connected maintenance intelligence also gave managers clearer visibility into performance trends, which helped them plan proactively, reduce costly downtime, and extend equipment life.
Today, more than 170 manufacturing facilities worldwide, as well as multiple NOV customers including drilling contractors, use Max Maintenance to improve operational efficiency.
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