OpexMX Articles
Insights and best practices on maintenance management, reliability, and manufacturing operations.
Benchmarking Your Maintenance Program: Industry KPIs to Compare
How does your maintenance performance stack up? Learn the industry KPIs that matter: MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, planned maintenance percentage, and more.
Condition-Based Maintenance: A Practical Implementation Guide
Condition-based maintenance detects failures early using real-time condition data. Practical CBM guide — indicators, P-F curve, sensors, and CMMS integration.
How to Reduce Maintenance Costs Without Cutting Quality
Seven proven strategies to cut maintenance spending without increasing reactive repairs or sacrificing asset reliability.
How to Build an Equipment Criticality Matrix
Learn how to rank your assets by failure impact — safety, production, cost, quality — and let criticality drive your maintenance strategy, resource allocation, and CMMS setup.
What is Lubrication Management and Why It Prevents 40% of Failures
Proper lubrication management can prevent up to 40% of bearing failures. A practical guide to getting lubrication right in your plant.
How to Write a Maintenance SOP That Technicians Actually Follow
Learn how to write maintenance SOPs technicians actually use. Practical tips on structure, photos, mobile access, and quarterly updates — from the trenches.
How to Calculate Optimal Spare Parts Inventory Levels
Stop guessing how many spare parts to keep. A practical guide to min-max levels, reorder points, and safety stock for maintenance inventory.
The True Cost of Deferred Maintenance
Deferred maintenance costs more than you think. A $200 delay today can become a $15,000 failure in 3 months. Here
What is Autonomous Maintenance? (Jishu Hozen Explained)
Autonomous maintenance definition, 7 steps of Jishu Hozen explained, and how operators take ownership of basic equipment care in manufacturing.