Why Preventative Maintenance is Crucial for Industrial & Embedded PCs

Compute system longevity is imperative. Naturally, it’s desirable to keep systems in the field and generating revenue as long as possible to enable the highest return on investment. To help extend the lifecycle of their systems, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) should be leveraging their suppliers for long-term, strategic support.

One way to guarantee an extended lifecycle is through preventative maintenance from your original design manufacturer (ODM). This article will explore the benefits of focusing on preventative maintenance and how to make the most of your ODM’s efforts.

Why Preventative Maintenance?

Timely and thorough repairs are important, but getting down to the core of an issue is even more impactful. However, this also requires more commitment from a supplier and extended service team. While the upfront investment is greater, the long-term returns are immense. As a result of preventative maintenance, your ODM will be able to reduce the ongoing issues that can come up with a system and mitigate future risks.

Without identifying the true root cause of a problem, it’s hard to guarantee that it has been solved, which can lead to additional, more detrimental issues in the future. 

How to Make the Most of Preventative Maintenance

Make the most out of preventative maintenance through documentation. Identifying, tracking, and keeping a log of any root cause for failure within a system can be enormously beneficial. This documentation allows service teams to more easily and quickly identify problems, as well as solve them more effectively and thoroughly.

Further, documentation is also beneficial for design teams. By noting root causes for failure within a system, design teams have real-world insight for smart system layouts, empowering them to build stronger systems in the future, while evading common complications.

For something as mission-critical as a compute system, longevity is a must. Preventative maintenance helps attain this while keeping recurring issues at bay. With improved insight on factors that drive potential failure, it’s easier to avoid future failures of any kind, as well as improve upon overall system performance.