MINI E-BOOK

Predictive
Maintenance
for Equipment
Calibration

05-2023 ⎯ © 2023 Prime Technologies

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a guide to maximizing uptime and quality assurance

Effective equipment calibration is critical to ensuring the quality of your products and the
safety of your operations. However, traditional calibration practices can be time-consuming
and may result in unexpected downtime or poor-quality assurance. This is where predictive
maintenance comes in – a data-driven approach to equipment calibration that maximizes
uptime and minimizes the risk of errors.

Let's explore predictive maintenance, how it works, and how it can benefit your calibration
process.

What is predictive maintenance?

Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach to equipment maintenance that uses data

and analytics to predict when equipment is likely to fail. This approach is different from
traditional reactive maintenance, which involves waiting for equipment to fail before taking
action.

Predictive maintenance involves monitoring the performance of equipment in real-time

using sensors and other monitoring tools. This data is then analyzed using machine
learning algorithms to detect patterns and identify anomalies. Based on these insights,
maintenance teams can take corrective action before equipment failure occurs.

analyze
patterns

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How Does Predictive Maintenance Work for Equipment Calibration?

When it comes to equipment calibration, predictive maintenance involves collecting data

about the calibration process, such as the equipment’s operating conditions, performance
metrics, and calibration history. This data is then analyzed to identify patterns and trends that
could indicate potential issues.

For example, if as-found readings during calibration indicate that a piece of equipment tends
to drift out of acceptable accuracy between calibration cycles or after a certain number of
uses, trending this information over time can provide significant benefits. Analysis may be
used to determine asset reliability for various makes of OEM equipment or after exposure to
certain environmental conditions. Predictive maintenance can detect these patterns and alert
the maintenance team to take action before a significant drift occurs.

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Benefits of Predictive Maintenance for Equipment Calibration

Predictive maintenance for equipment calibration offers several benefits over traditional
calibration practices, including:

increased uptime Improved quality

assurance

Ensure that equipment is always

Reduce unexpected downtime by
operating within the specified
detecting potential issues before they
tolerances, minimizing the risk of
cause equipment failure.
producing faulty products.

cost savings better resource

allocation

Lessen the need for expensive Optimize resource allocation by

emergency repairs and replacements, prioritizing most important equipment,
as well as minimize the cost of reduce the time and costs maintaining
calibration due to increased accuracy equipment that is still operating within
and efficiency. acceptable parameters.

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Predictive Maintenance with Prime Technologies

Predictive maintenance for equipment calibration is an effective way to improve the uptime,
quality assurance, and efficiency of your calibration process. By leveraging data and analytics,
maintenance teams can detect potential issues before they cause equipment failure, reducing
unexpected downtime and costly emergency repairs.

Partnering with an industry technology partner to leverage a solution ensures accuracy and
cost-savings. At Prime Technologies, our experts can help you implement our cutting-edge
PCX calibration management software into your current calibration processes, allowing you to
save time, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.

The leader with

industry-proven Want to learn more about
calibration and how prime technologies
maintenance asset can optimize your predictive
maintenance schedule?
management software.

Contact us at

For almost three decades, Prime Technologies has

sales@primetechpa.com
been a global leader for the development of asset

management software. Our high-level domain

expertise enables us to provide clients with a well-
structured, data-centric software platform that will
improve and formalize their calibration and
maintenance management practices.

Our team will walk you through the various features

of our calibration management software, exploring
how it best benefit your calibration processes and
improve equipment performance organization-wide.
Request a demo today.