Data driven AR preventive maintenance for higher uptime
Preventive maintenance is meant to prevent downtime, but in practice there is often limited insight into how procedures are actually executed. Without data on execution quality, time and recurring issues, it is hard to improve maintenance strategies.
AR supported preventive maintenance combines visual work instructions with automated data collection. Each task is executed in the same way, documented with images and enriched with performance metrics.
The challenge: limited visibility in maintenance execution
- Preventive maintenance procedures are executed differently per technician
- Paper checklists do not capture timing, deviations or proof of work
- It is difficult to link maintenance effort to reliability and uptime
- Continuous improvement of maintenance plans is largely based on assumptions
The solution: AR guided maintenance with built in measurement
With an AR maintenance system:
- The technician receives a planned maintenance task in the maintenance system.
- The technician starts the corresponding AR work instruction on an AR device.
- The system guides the technician step by step with visual cues at the asset.
- The AR system automatically records time spent per step and total task duration.
- It captures whether each step was completed First Time Right and any errors or deviations during execution.
- For critical checks, the system captures photos or video as evidence of correct maintenance.
After completion, a detailed maintenance report is generated automatically.
From preventive maintenance to continuous optimisation
Maintenance planners can use the collected AR maintenance data to:
- Simplify or redesign steps that consistently take too long or cause confusion
- Adjust maintenance intervals based on real usage and failure patterns
- Identify training needs for technicians based on recurring errors
Over time, preventive maintenance becomes more targeted, efficient and aligned with business impact.
Key benefits and KPIs
Data driven preventive maintenance with AR helps you:
- Increase First Time Right in maintenance tasks
- Reduce unplanned downtime and breakdowns
- Decrease the number of incidents and equipment failures
- Shorten maintenance time through standardisation and better insight
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