Preventive maintenance is planned maintenance to prevent breakdowns, while breakdown maintenance is repairing equipment after it has failed.

• Preventive maintenance is scheduled and proactive

• Breakdown m...read more

Preventive maintenance (PM) is work that is scheduled based on calendar time, asset runtime, or some other period of time. Breakdown maintenance (BM) is work that is only performed when a piece of equ...read more

Preventive maintenance (PM) is work that is scheduled based on calendar time, asset runtime, or some other period of time. Breakdown maintenance (BM) is work that is only performed when a piece of equ...read more

Preventive maintenance identifies any issues before equipment failure or downtime, through routinely scheduled maintenance. Breakdown maintenance works by running equipment until it breaks down, in wh...read more