Preventive Maintenance Software

 

  • A Preventive Maintenance System has all the maintenance tools you need on one easy to use platform.
  • Keep your assets operating continuously, reliably and without surprises.

 

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What is a Preventive Maintenance System?

A Preventive Maintenance System is also known as CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). It automatically schedules and tracks preventive maintenance tasks. Automating preventive maintenance ensures that work is completed consistently and on time.  Completing maintenance on time saves time and money by reducing breakdowns and extending equipment lifespans.

Preventive Maintenance Software is a complete maintenance solution that tracks your equipment and reoccurring tasks. The information the system gathers can also be used to perform predictive maintenance on your assets. These maintenance tools manage your entire maintenance staff. They avoid reactive maintenance and the high costs that result. CMMS contains additional features beyond preventive maintenance including Work Order Management, Inventory, Management, Downtime Tracking, Vendor Management, and Purchasing.

What are Examples of Preventive Maintenance?

Preventive Maintenance is Examples of common preventive maintenance tasks are:

  1. Inspections
  2. Lubrication
  3. Cleaning and sanitation

 

How is Preventive Maintenance Scheduled?

  • Frequency (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Meter reading (miles, hours).

Preventive Maintenance Work Orders are automatically generated based on the date the task was last completed. They show up on the Work Order list and can be printed or emailed. CMMS Software has tools like the PM Wizard that make setting up your preventive maintenance tasks easy and fast.

Some Preventive Maintenance Systems allows work order requests which schedule reactive maintenance work orders.

 

What are the Benefits of Preventive Maintenance Software?

  • Increase productivity by increasing equipment uptime.
  • Increase equipment life span with on time preventive maintenance.
  • Decrease maintenance costs by minimizing downtime due to breakdowns.
  • Maximize existing resources with proper maintenance planning.
  • Reduce stress on your maintenance team by working smarter.
  • Identify which assets are costing the most money and why.
  • Have the parts you need when you need them while controlling Inventory costs.

 

 

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Integrate your Team with Preventive Maintenance Software

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Downtime Tracking

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Preventive Maintenance Software Features

Equipment/Asset Management

A Preventive Maintenance System starts with Equipment Management. Maintain a complete listing of your assets as well as their preventive maintenance requirements, diagrams and maintenance history. Our Preventive Maintenance Software features an Equipment Master Console which tracks all of this information. This powerful display shows all of the information on a piece of equipment on one screen including work order & inventory history and drawings/ documents

asset list from preventive maintenance software system
automation screen from preventive maintenance software system

Automated Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Software is the cornerstone of your CMMS. Schedule your preventive maintenance tasks and makes sure that you complete them on time. Performing timely preventive maintenance prevents breakdowns and expensive downtime. It keeps your equipment and facilities running smoothly, improves safety and productivity. Fight inflation by reducing unnecessary costs.

Work Order Reminder

Make work order management simple. The Work Order List displays all of the open work orders on a single screen. Enter labor and parts costs when work orders are completed. Track work order costs and see what equipment is costing you the most money.  Work Order Reminder makes sure you never forget a work order. It notifies you when your work orders become overdue.

work order reminder screen from preventive maintenance software system
Issue Inventory screen from preventive maintenance software system

Assign Parts

Global Supply chain issues have made proper inventory management more important than ever. Track what spare parts you have on hand and knows when you need to reorder so you don’t run out. All inventory information is logged including cross references and alternative vendors, making it easy to find a substitute when needed. Backorders and expensive overnight freight will become a thing of the past. Lower inventory holding costs by having the right quantity of inventory on hand.

Frequency

Different tasks, different schedules. Preventive Maintenance Software allows a wide range of Work Order scheduling options. These options include Number of Days since last performance, and/or meter, miles or run hours. Get the flexibility to make your Preventive Maintenance System work.

 

scheduled tasks screen from preventive maintenance software system
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Attach Drawings/Documents

Attach a drawing or other document to the PM Task and print it with the Work Order. Make sure your staff has all the resources they need to complete the work properly and efficiently.

 

Last Comment

Carry it forward. Need a reminder to bring a filter next time you change the oil? Make a note when you close the current work order and our Preventive Maintenance System will automatically add it to your next scheduled maintenance for this task.

Example of notes stored in Preventive Maintenance Software

Mobility

COGZWeb is Preventive Maintenance Software in the cloud. All you need is a web browser an an internet connection. Take our preventive maintenance software into the shop or the field. Go paperless by accessing and completing your work orders on tablets or laptops. Save time by having all of the maintenance data you need at your fingertips. Improve the quality of data entered with the ability to enter data as technicians do the job.

Reporting

COGZ offers a variety of reports and exports that display the maintenance data collected. Use reports and exports to analyze data and make informed management decisions. Maintenance Management becomes easier when you have the data you need. Stay in compliance with COGZ Reports.

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Why is Preventive Maintenance Software Critical?

Preventive Maintenance Software is important because it schedules and tracks your preventive maintenance tasks. Organizing and prioritizing your tasks will make sure that you complete tasks on time and never forget one. Timely preventive maintenance stops breakdowns before they happen. Breakdowns cannot be eliminated, but decreasing the number of breakdowns substantially reduces maintenance costs and increases profitability.

CMMS Software also tracks spare parts inventory for your equipment. Tracking and organizing your inventory allows you to keep the parts that you need on hand when you need them. Having parts in stock reduces equipment downtime allowing for additional cost savings. A preventive maintenance system will also track labor and materials costs for your equipment. Having  all of your maintenance information at your fingertips allows you to make the right decisions. Proper maintenance planning and maintenance management with complete data will help you to take your maintenance department to the next level.

COGZ Reviews

Customer Testimonials – Customer Success Stories.

COGZ Preventive Maintenance Software is a good product. We have implemented it Corporate wide. The support is the best I have ever seen.
George Blais

National Maintenance Manager, Tech Data

I would rate COGZ as a very effective program, which requires a low initial capital expense. It is easy to learn and use and the information is easily accessible and comprehensive. In my experience, their customer support is excellent.
Raymond Mercieca

Maintenance Manager, Nutramax

I like the COGZ program. I have purchased a few other programs and find COGZ very easy to use.
Kevin Kavanaugh

Hunter Technology Corporation

Trusted Preventive Maintenance Software

COGZ is a proven CMMS Solution that has been driving bottom lines results for over twenty-five years. Powerful software with comprehensive features will help you take a proactive approach to maintenance. Our user friendly preventive maintenance software manage your work orders, decreases downtime and improves production and profitability. See for yourself how COGZ can help you save time and money today with our Free Trial.

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