Condition-based Maintenance - Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages and Disadvantages

CBM has some advantages over planned maintenance:

• Improved system reliability
• Decreased maintenance costs
• Decreased number of maintenance operations causes a reduction of human error influences

Its disadvantages are:

• High installation costs, for minor equipment items often more than the value of the equipment
• Unpredictable maintenance periods cause costs to be divided unequally
• Increased number of parts (the CBM installation itself) that need maintenance and checking

Today, due to its costs, CBM is not used for less important parts of machinery despite obvious advantages. However it can be found everywhere where increased reliability and safety is required, and in future will be applied even more widely.