There is no doubt that an effective condition based monitoring program can offer significant advantages including better reliability, more efficient maintenance, maximum uptime and minimal downtime. Especially for critical equipment, it can also mean the difference between maximum production efficiency and catastrophic failure.

The truth is many maintenance professionals have come to realize that the results can often be inefficient and not necessarily cost-effective.
Even if you can get past the initial investment, can you find the skills and expertise to run an effective program?

And, what if your personnel changes?

Managing the data efficiently and effectively can also be an overwhelming task and result in data overload.
Can you be confident that the procedures to collect the data were performed correctly? Every time? Inconsistent data collection can be a huge downfall.
Regardless, whether you have an in-house program, or it is outsourced, you have to be completely confident in the procedures, the people and the results.