Preventive vs Predictive Maintenance: Which Strategy Is Right for Your Manufacturing Plant?
· 10 min read
The maintenance world has a tendency to present predictive maintenance as the obvious successor to preventive maintenance — as if every manufacturing plant should immediately abandon time-based maintenance for condition-based monitoring. The reality is more nuanced. Both strategies have their place, and the best maintenance programs use them together. The question isn't "preventive or predictive" — it's "which strategy for which assets?" This guide helps you make that decision with clear criteria, real cost comparisons, and practical implementation advice.