Planned Preventative Maintenance

Routine preventative maintenance is essential to ensure the equipment performs at its maximum efficiency. Wear and damage can be reduced by identifying defects early on, limiting foreign material contamination, increasing equipment life,avoiding expensive future repairs, and maintaining sanitation. A detailed maintenance history is essential to track equipment care, which is useful for troubleshooting and third-party audits.

Preventive Actions

• Test the systems to confirm proper air pressure and valve operation.
• Monitor laser sources for expected life span.
• Check status of electronic equipment such as computers, PLCs, cameras, etc.
• Check air and water filters and replace if needed.
• Inspect spring arms for wear or damage.
• Inspect and lubricate bearings on rotary size grading rollers.
• Run the machine without product and listen for any abnormal noise.