Q-CMMS Reduce Production Costs with Root Cause Analysis

A computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) is an essential part of the modern plant. With the right CMMS, a plant can increase production and profit by reducing downtime due to maintenance. However, despite regular services, machines often break without warning. Paying specialists to determine why a machine broke down is expensive. The longer it takes to determine why a machine malfunctioned, the greater the production loss.

Business solution provider QBCon developed a CMMS with a difference. In addition to a fully customised system with a biometrics feature that can be integrated with a business intelligence (BI) system to simplify reporting, Q-CMMS is installed with a root cause analysis (RCA) feature.

Root cause analysis is state of the art technology that examines the cause of a breakdown and provides a comprehensive cause-and-effect report. In other words, the technology pinpoints the exact part that caused the breakdown.

With this information handy the minute the machine breaks, paying a specialist to identify the problem is no longer necessary. The problem can be repaired immediately, limiting production loss to a minimum.

This information is also valuable to prevent similar breakdowns in the future. If, for instance, a gearbox failed because a gear didn't have enough grease, similar breakdowns can be prevented in future by setting up a schedule to ensure that all machines are greased weekly.

Root cause analysis can save your plant thousands in repair costs, time, production and preventative maintenance.

Call QBCon today for more information.