Faced with equipment monitoring challenges and unpredictable failures, Hunter Water took the leap to advance their maintenance maturity in 2019. Through harnessing MOVUS FitMachine, Hunter Water has since developed a more efficient maintenance regime that simultaneously contributes to the safety of their people. Prior to using MOVUS FitMachine, Hunter Water faced the challenge of distantly located critical assets.
On a daily basis the teams from Hunter Water were facing up to 30minute drives in any given direction to reach their equipment, and this came at the cost of their maintenance. Not only was the time a costly inconvenience, but it resulted in their regimes being centred around reactive and weekly or bi-weekly routine maintenance. This, in turn, became a major factor behind why equipment incidents and failures were escaping detection. What’s more, the long travel times increased safety risks to crew members and induced unnecessary financial, inventory and environmental costs.
To overcome these challenges, Hunter Water knew they needed to implement smarter maintenance. Insight into how equipment behaved, particularly remotely, was vital to work in a more efficient manner.
