4 Types of Maintenance Strategies: Definitions, Examples, Best Practices
With so many types of maintenance available, how do you choose the right maintenance strategy or strategies for your organization? What's the best approach, [...]
What is Pencil Whipping? Meaning, Dangers, How to Avoid It
What Is Pencil Whipping? Pencil whipping means hastily signing off on work orders or other tasks that have not been properly completed. This can increase the risk [...]
How DFMEA Identifies Potential Risks or System Failures
Developing a new product or improving an existing one starts with an idea. But moving from an idea to reality involves a series of [...]
What Is Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)? The Ultimate Guide
What is Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)? Condition-based maintenance, or CBM, is a maintenance strategy in which work is performed based on asset condition. Maintenance and reliability teams [...]
What is the Best CMMS Software? The 4 Key CMMS Features
By Michael Mills, Technical Solutions Manager at Fluke Reliability Updated: July 16, 2025 • Originally Posted: 2021 • 10 min read A computerized maintenance [...]
What is The Best Maintenance Software in 2026?
eMaint offers organizations the customizability they need to be competitive in 2026, which makes it the leading maintenance software on the market. As a mobile-first [...]
What is FMEA? Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
What is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)? FMEA is an acronym of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, a process where all possible equipment [...]
Reliability Calculations 101: Teaching Your Maintenance Team to Calculate Reliability
How is it that the highest performing manufacturing plants stay ahead? The answer lies in the strategic combination of maintenance and reliability activities that [...]
Asset Utilization: How To Boost & Calculate
Asset utilization is one of the most important maintenance metrics for productivity and asset lifecycle management. Understanding the asset utilization ratio can help you [...]
A Guide to Asset Inventory Management Systems
How many assets does your organization own? Where are they located, and what’s their current operating status? If you can’t answer these questions, it [...]