{"id":4367,"date":"2024-11-26T14:59:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.har-tech.com\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:48:10","slug":"the-main-types-of-industrial-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.har-tech.com\/en\/the-main-types-of-industrial-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of industrial maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For any industrial company, productivity depends in part on the quality of the maintenance programs used to keep the equipment running efficiently. Each industry has specific needs and requires the appropriate type of maintenance.<\/p>

However, these concepts are not always easy to understand or are not always familiar to the people involved in these businesses.<\/p>

In this article, our team of industrial mechanics<\/a> presents the 3 different types of industrial maintenance<\/strong>.<\/p>

1 \u2013 Corrective maintenance<\/h2>

Corrective maintenance is carried out immediately after the detection of a defect on a piece of equipment or on a production line. The objective is to get the equipment back in working order so that it can perform its function again as quickly as possible. Corrective maintenance is rarely planned, except when a maintenance plan has been established beforehand.<\/p>

This type of maintenance is less commonly used than preventive or predictive maintenance because it inevitably leads to breakdowns and failures.<\/p>

Who can benefit from corrective maintenance?<\/h3>

Companies that rely on this type of industrial maintenance<\/strong> only respond when there is a component failure or machine breakdown. In these cases, it\u2019s important to choose a partner maintenance company that can act quickly to minimize machine downtime.<\/p>

2 \u2013 Predictive maintenance<\/h2>

The objective of predictive maintenance is to identify when an equipment failure is likely to occur and then prevent that failure by performing maintenance just before the breakdown occurs.<\/p>

An effective predictive maintenance strategy<\/strong> requires the ability to monitor the condition of equipment. Technicians<\/strong> use technologies such as vibration analysis, oil and fluid analysis, noise analysis and thermography.<\/p>

When done properly, this type of maintenance provides significant benefits:<\/p>