A state of the art of predictive maintenance techniques

Abstract

Abstract Nowadays in industry there is a great and increasing demand in resource management, taking into consideration the ever-growing complexity of technical systems. The concept of maintenance is one the most important topics of product development today. As the factories and the industry evolves, the need of proper maintenance plays a major factor in cost and efficiency optimization. In this paper a state of the art of maintenance techniques is presented, predictive maintenance being one of the biggest topics going forward. Predictive maintenance techniques are discussed and presented in detail creating the necessary links with nowadays industry advances: Industry 4.0.