When should I replace a gearbox?
Many customers replace a gearbox after a certain number of production hours. Upon inspection, the gearbox then appears to show no deviations. Nevertheless, the gearbox remains depreciated to prevent expensive downtime. With a smart sensor from the company iQunet, it is possible to to monitor the gearboxes in real time and only replace when there is an actual indication. This increases the lifespan/number
Preventive maintenance of gearbox
Preventive maintenance is maintenance that is carried out proactively on production plants, installations and machines, often for the following reasons:
- increase the reliability of the production plant, installation or machine
- preventing damage, failure, defects and inconvenience at a later time
- maximizing the Mean time between failures (MTBF)
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