What is a CMMS and how does it work?
Before CMMS , the maintenance of machinery and equipment at manufacturing plants and other facilities was less efficient and often impractical. It mostly relied on paper files or spreadsheets that contained scattered information that took time to locate. But with CMMS software, businesses can now centralize and automate maintenance management to make checks and maintenance work run much more smoothly. What exactly is CMMS? Versions of computerized maintenance management systems have been around since the 1960s, but today’s generation of CMMS software is very different. It is cloud-based, very mobile, offers more features and data security, and provides great functionality. At the core of CMMS is its database, which organizes asset information and maintenance operations. Because information is automated and all in one central place, it ensures maintenance technicians always know what checks and maintenance work needs to be completed in order of priority. As a result, machine down...