• AC Drive products and systems Preventive maintenance program

ABB has established a lifecycle management plan for ABB drive products and systems to provide customers with the best possible return on their drive investment. Based on ABB's extensive experience in drive technology, this plan covers the entire lifetime of the drive. Standard preventive maintenance offerings are productized and associated with different lifecycle phases of various products. The goal of the preventive maintenance program for drives is to provide higher reliability, optimum performance and longer lifetime. ABB recommends that AC drives be serviced at regular intervals throughout their life to ensure maximum availability and eliminate unplanned repair costs.

• Lifecycle management model for drives

The lifecycle management model platform for drives is a four-stage lifecycle plan. The product is ?active? After the mass production period, called the ?classical? stage, then ?limited? stage and finally ?unsupported? transferred to the next stage. The product is ?unsupported? It is supported by all kinds of services within the specified framework until it reaches the stage. However, ?limited? At this stage, ABB recommends partial or complete replacement or replacement of the drive.

• Lifecycle plan and status

The lifecycle plan evaluates all drive products based on their lifecycle stages. This plan aims to manage driver products and product service offerings at different stages. The lifecycle status alert tells you what stage the drive product family is in.

• Site inspection and inspection

Field inspection can be performed based on the documentation of new installations. If the conditions of the drivers are not well known, a site investigation is required. Inspection results, current condition of drivers and immediate improvement

• Maintenance schedules

The maintenance schedule includes the systematic and functional maintenance methods to which a particular driver will be subjected. For each ABB drive product family, there is a specific calendar based on extensive experience and technical knowledge in the maintenance and repair of drives. Component suppliers' specifications are also carefully followed. When defining a driver maintenance program, it is also important to consider environmental and usage conditions.

• maintenance notes

Maintenance notes contain technical explanations of why each maintenance operation is performed. For example: Replacing components due to aging. The maintenance notes are linked to the information contained in the maintenance schedules.

• Customer trainings

To ensure long-term relationships with customers, it is necessary to have people in the field capable of performing the day-to-day work. Standard training programs are offered to provide professional operation and basic maintenance knowledge. In addition, training can be provided based on information about the level of knowledge of the staff and an assessment made by the customer.

• Customer's role

The success of preventive maintenance depends on the information recorded and transmitted by the customer to the service reports. The more comprehensive the information provided, the stronger the benefits of preventive maintenance. If the available information is not sufficient, it is recommended that drivers conduct a site survey before performing preventive maintenance. necessary resources and
preventive maintenance must be planned well in advance to ensure spare parts are available.

• Optimal return on investments

Since drives must be serviced annually, ABB recommends a long-term systematic preventive maintenance program for drives in accordance with the maintenance schedule. Thus, optimum drive performance and return on drive investment are achieved over the entire lifetime.

• Productized service offerings

Productized service offerings have been developed to ensure consistent quality in driver maintenance operations around the world. It provides advantages such as higher efficiency, ease of ordering and trouble-free maintenance performance.

Preventive maintenance parts and supplies

• Preventive maintenance kits

Preventive maintenance kits are an essential part of pre-planned preventive maintenance programs for AC drives. The kits contain all the necessary parts for driver-specific maintenance.

• Update service by replacing module/card

Instead of using preventive maintenance kits or repair service, the option to update by replacing module/card can be used.

Field performance

• Maintenance performance

Preventive maintenance programs consist of three key elements: product descriptions, service instructions, and standard reporting templates. Product descriptions indicate what the service includes and does not cover. The service instructions explain the maintenance procedure step by step in detail. Standard reporting forms are linked to work instructions and certified service engineers ensure that consistent reports are generated that are easy to understand by customers.

• Spare parts inspection and regulation

Spare parts play an important role in the event of a breakdown. Availability of suitable spare parts should be ensured. ABB recommends stock inspections of spare parts and scheduling certain spare parts according to the maintenance schedule.
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