To avoid equipment and machinery breakdowns, preventive maintenance often follows specified guidelines on a regular basis. The work was carried out on equipment in order to avoid its breakdown or malfunction. It is a routine and consistent procedure that is implemented on equipment to prevent its malfunction. Organisations that inspect and maintain complex assets require a user-friendly tool to manage maintenance records electronically and capture maintenance and inspection requirements and results under regulatory controls.

Shop floor technicians in repair centres, line/field stations and depots need access to many sources of information to make the best decisions and understand repair instructions and service requirements. JM-ORIGIN is the de facto industry standard for machine maintenance; however, MRO reduces time, cost and risk to implement and use Chirix for maintenance technicians in all complex asset industries. Preventive Maintenance is defined as maintaining plant and equipment assets on a regularly scheduled basis in order to mitigate future breakdowns and equipment failures which would otherwise result in unnecessary production interruptions and unexpected repair costs. Scheduling tasks, assigning personnel, reserving materials, documenting costs, and monitoring pertinent information, including the cause of the issue (if applicable), the duration of the downtime (if applicable), and suggestions for future action.