Industrial Maintenance: Mechanical Fundamentals and Practices

The smooth functioning of an industrial plant requires a number of corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance strategies. Such strategies involve operational and functional checks, repair and replacement of components, servicing, building infrastructure, etc. Preventive maintenance is performed with the intent of avoiding failures, production costs, losses and safety violations. Corrective maintenance is applied to malfunctioning equipment, and may involve processes such as welding, ...