Home » What is deferred maintenance? Stay ahead with a CMMS What is Deferred Maintenance? Stay Ahead with a CMMS Deferred maintenance refers to postponing maintenance tasks — whether planned or unplanned — usually due to lack of budget. Over time, deferred maintenance t

All improperly calibrated equipment compromises quality, safety, and compliance. But mobile- and field-based assets pose unique challenges. So, what regulations govern calibration compliance in the EU? How can you keep mobile assets compliant while out in the field — and while traveling between re

Developing a new pharmaceutical drug takes years of research and testing, so when it’s time to move a product to clinical trial, investors are understandably eager to begin as quickly as possible. Once approved, a product is one step closer to becoming publicly available, meaning investors can beg

The pharmaceutical industry is rapidly transforming with the adoption of digital technologies and new, IoT-driven approaches like continuous manufacturing. As organizations pivot to new solutions and strategies, change management and regulatory compliance pose constant challenges. Equipment maint

For organizations in the life sciences, equipment maintenance plays a critical role in ensuring that products are pure, effective, and safe. When assets aren’t correctly maintained, product quality can suffer — and so can regulatory compliance. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspectors scruti

The average consumer uses between six and twelve cosmetic products per day, but these products aren’t as heavily regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as products like pharmaceuticals. As such, they may be considered “low risk” from a compliance standpoint. However, cosmetics recalls s

Differences Are Not Obstacles — They Are Operational Assets One of the clearest themes that emerged from the panel was this: the differences people bring to a team are not things to manage around. They are things to build with. In reliability and maintenance environments, teams are often made up of

For businesses that rely on industrial machinery, tracking maintenance metrics is essential to run lean and stay competitive. These data points give teams insights into where operations can improve and which assets need service before they experience suboptimal performance. Worse, they create unsa

Imagine this scenario: A packaging line at a pharmaceutical manufacturer passed performance qualification (PQ) two years ago, and it hasn’t failed a single run since. But over time, small repairs, firmware updates, and calibration adjustments have shifted equipment performance just outside of its

Many industries, such as the life sciences, must meet strict regulatory requirements for facility management, equipment validation, and product safety. But that’s only part of the equation. Your Quality Management System (QMS) must be compliant, too — and that includes the computerized systems y

Wondering how to manage calibration records for audit preparedness? In this article, we’ll explore calibration records requirements for processes, documentation, training, and more, along with common issues and best practices. What are calibration records and why are they important? Calibration re

Maintaining measurement traceability is a challenge for any organization that must comply with industry-specific regulations for maintenance and testing. However, for those that operate in multiple countries, traceability becomes even more complex. The European Union (EU) acts as a centralized reg

All medicinal manufacturers that distribute within the European Union (EU) must comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Coordinated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in partnership with the European Commission, GMP inspections assess whether medicines are of high quality, suitable fo

Home » The next frontier in maintenance: How predictive and generative AI are changing what’s possible Most conversations about AI in maintenance get stuck on definitions. What’s the difference between predictive and generative AI? Which one matters more? These are reasonable questio

Building a better maintenance schedule starts with understanding your assets and your resources, and how you can effectively bring the two together. This article looks at two core principles of PM scheduling, fixed and floating schedules, to help you better organize preventive maintenance. Stop sp

At Fiix we believe that your work request process should not only enable anyone in your organization to communicate issues to the maintenance team clearly and with ease, it should act as a catalyst for other departments to support the maintenance function. That’s why we’ve speci

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Maintenance involves a lot of moving parts, which means more chances for something to go wrong. And when problems arise, you want to tackle them with as much information as possible. In other words, you want problem-solving to be predictable. Data is a key ingredient in achieving this goal. We look

“Start small.” These two words are supposed to make big, scary projects vanish into thin air. Need to set up condition-based maintenance? Or create a new work request system? It’s a piece of cake. Just start small. But, uh, what does that mean? Vague advice is useless advice. That’s why we’re explo

The internet is filled with articles about best practices and advice for everything under the sun. But best practices aren’t always best when applied in real life, where the circumstances are often less than ideal. It’s no different when it comes to advice about creating work orders. This advice sh