Modern industry equipment and machinery are very important parts of the production activity.

Larhe amount are invested in machinery and equipments. .maintenance is the process of keeping the machine and equipment in good working condition. FUTURE OF PLANT MAINTENANCE Function and maintenance . Inspection,,repair,,,overhaul(falling under preventive maintenance),,,,lubricationsalvage(cannot be repaired or cannot be brought to desired level of performance TYPES OF MAINTENANCE
1.breakdown .2 preventive BREAK DOWN MAINTENANCE: Equipment Is Generally Attended Only When Bout of order or (stop working) it repaired and set right. Suitable certain conditions: 1.where plant capacity exceeds market demand 2.standby are available and quick switching over is possiable 3.may be economical for non-critical equipment where this type of maintenance is cheaper than any other syste. DISADVANTAGE OF B/D/M Planning of maintenance work is not possiable Distribution of work load is difficult Resultis inbalanced utilization of maintenance of staff May result in overstaffing the maintenance department Increased over time Excessive inventory of spares Poor working conditions for maintenance staff.

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE:
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS A SYSTEMATIC maintenance procedure where in condition of the plant is constantly watched through a systematic inspection and preventive action is taken to reduce the incidence of breakdown. prevention is better than cure Objective To maintaine optuimum productivity To reduce work content during maintenance To ensure safety to workmen To minimize the possibility of unanticipated breakdown To make plant and machines always available for ready.
ADVANTAGE 1.reduced breakd and down time 2.lesser overtime to maintenance people 3.greater safety to worker 4.low maintenance and repair cost 5.reduced production cost 6.better product quality 7.increased equipment life 8.less material wastage