Webinar: 'Why Maintenance Reform Fails' – Connecting Inspection, Repair, and Parts Management via Data

Demand for Non-Stop Equipment in the Face of Maintenance Personnel Shortages

The environment surrounding the manufacturing industry is changing at an unprecedented pace. Challenges such as responding to high-mix, low-volume production, heightened quality demands, an aging workforce of skilled technicians, and labor shortages have made the role of equipment maintenance increasingly vital.

In recent years, unexpected equipment downtime often leads directly to delays in production schedules and missed opportunities. Building a system that 'keeps equipment running' with limited maintenance personnel is a theme that determines corporate competitiveness.

Maintenance Operations Dependent on Individuals and Reactive Troubleshooting

In many sites, maintenance work remains dependent on individual skills. The reality is that equipment data is not fully utilized, leaving teams trapped in reactive troubleshooting. Inspection results are scattered across paper or Excel files, and equipment operation data is not tracked in real-time. Repair and parts replacement histories are disconnected, and part life is judged by intuition and experience. In such situations, it is not easy to catch the 'signs' of failure.

Maintenance DX Implementation Steps: From Anomaly Detection to Life Cycle Management

In this webinar, we will introduce methods for advancing maintenance digitalization to eliminate sudden downtime and reliance on individual expertise, using concrete case studies of the 'mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN' package for manufacturing and maintenance. We will show how to connect equipment information using data from signal lights and existing equipment as a starting point.

In the second half, Hitachi KE Systems will present practical steps for implementation, covering 'where to start' and 'how to introduce it in stages while leveraging existing equipment.'