Maintenance package, basics

Maintenance is a necessity wherever different pieces of equipment are used. For example, drives, valves, motors, where it is necessary to perform maintenance work at specific intervals so as to ensure proper functioning. But prolonging the service life of equipment by means of regular maintenance and cost reduction are also key factors in plant engineering and automation technology.

The maintenance package implemented in WinCC OA as of version 2.11.1 allows you to set maintenance tasks for all devices in a system monitored and controlled by WinCC OA.

In order to define a maintenance task, it is necessary to set an interval and a counter that tell the control system when to perform maintenance.

The maintenance package in WinCC OA contains the following functions:

• Operating-time counter: Counter that counts the hours a device is switched on.
• Operations counter: Counter that counts the operating cycles (switch on, switch off) of a device.
• Service log: Log displaying pending maintenance tasks and tasks already performed.

Advantages of the maintenance package:

• Timely coordination of maintenance personnel.
• Information on the condition of devices by means of a plant display.
• Overview of maintenance tasks already performed and still pending.
• Maintenance of individual devices.