For decades, facilities management leaders have attempted to bridge the gap between preventative and reactive maintenance—now, the rapid onset of new technologies gives providers vastly improved methods of detecting when systems may be at risk. But have these methods become infallible, or is there a way to go before the FM industry shifts to complete reliance on predictive maintenance?
The Rise of Predictive Tech
Since the mid-20th century, specialists within certain sectors have been able to manually conduct tests to predict when systems were failing or degrading, making it easier for work to be planned in advance—meaning a reduction in downtime and fewer unexpected costs. As maintenance management systems became computerized at the turn of the millennium, this approach became less time-consuming and specialized, opening up the opportunities for a broader range of industries to utilize a predictive approach.
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