Most organisations have gaps in their electrical infrastructure maintenance practices. As a result, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of equipment may rise as instances of downtime increase. Maintenance is performed to prevent faults from occurring. Network operators and plant managers are concerned with safety, security, operations, and equipment lifetime. The white paper that you can download below, provides guidance for improving equipment reliability and for extending electrical equipment operational life span.
Electrical physical infrastructure represents the life blood that drives operations in most businesses. Favorable environmental conditions need to be maintained and service work needs to be performed on the electrical distribution network. Safety and availability are major objectives of those plant managers who are tasked with ensuring uninterrupted, continuous operation.
The economic crisis has forced organisations to reduce capital expenditure (CapEx) and, as a result, budgets for in-house maintenance teams have been reduced. That same economic crisis has also pressured organizations to find ways to reduce operational expenditure (OpEx) without decreasing productivity. Uninterrupted operation must somehow coexist with safety, security, reliability and extended equipment lifetime.
This difficult balancing act has resulted in risky maintenance planning. Practices such as one-shot maintenance, no response time commitments from vendors in case of emergencies, and lack of a predictive maintenance contingency plan set the electrical system operation at risk.
So, do you choose on-demand or a service plan? The maintenance approach you choose can:
- Improve safety and security
- boost reliability and extend equipment lifetime
Find out in this report, best practices and maintenance approaches available to reduce downtime and improve cost efficiencies.
- Why electrical infrastructure components fail
- Pros and cons of different service plans
- Expert advice on recommended practices
- How to proceed with a change of maintenance plans
Download the report from Schneider Electric, titled ‘A comparison of on-demand vs service plan for electrical system maintenance programs’.
