Using Maintenance Management Software Efficiently

Computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) is arguably one of the important purchases you’ll make in manufacturing, but it’s a complicated process. How do you know you’re using all the functions efficiently, if at all, and what do you do when it comes to integrating that CMMS with your control system? These are issues that companies often face when implementing new software or technology.

In this podcast Steve Reed, Vice President of Safety and Engineering at Kasa Companies will answer your CMMS questions. Kasa Companies is the parent company of Kasa Controls & Automation which provides the sophisticated but easy-to-use controls and software for IntelliFinishing complete finishing systems. 

“Like a lot of software packages, people get accustomed to using certain features within them but there are other capabilities within those tools that they don’t necessarily use,”

Steve explains that initial training at installation doesn’t necessarily mean your team is using all possible functions correctly. He suggests going back through the features with the manufacturer every few years to ensure all features are being utilized and new team members are receiving firsthand training.

Also in this episode, Steve discussed how industrial IoT can aid predictive maintenance scheduling in a meaningful way.

“If you do your predictive maintenance accurately and reliably by integrating the control system into your CMM, you can easily predict these imminent failures well in advance. You can manage that in a smart way before it’s an emergency.”