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nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Getting Started
Welcome to the MaintainX Community! Introduce Yourself!

Welcome to the MaintainX Community! This is our official introduction thread!New to the community? Read the guidelines here.Regardless of when you join this community, drop a brief introduction below.Share (what you’re comfortable with) your job title, industry, how long you’ve been using MaintainX and a fun fact! Brief Introduction from me:I'm Nick Haase, a proud co-founder of MaintainX, and I'm thrilled to welcome you to our new community. Over the last five years, I've had the honor of collaborating with world-class professionals, both within our MaintainX team and among our esteemed clients.My passion lies in helping organizations to modernize their reliability strategies, a crucial step in adapting to our ever-evolving world. The work done in our industry is foundational, keeping the lights on and the world moving. I firmly believe in the power of collective effort — sharing best practices is essential for the long-term success and stability of the critical systems we rely on.On a

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LilburneEmerging Technician
asked in Tips & Tricks
Pre-operation inspection, automatic launch

Hi, Before using certain pieces of equipment our operators are required to complete an inspection of the equipment and log it.Is there a way I could create the inspection as a procedure in MaintainX that can be activated by the operator as they need it? If I can do this in MaintainX it would make the standard operating procedure easy to access and create a record to show the procedure is being complete.The operators have requester level licenses   Thanks,Ben

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2 days ago
nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Tips & Tricks
Actionable KPIs and Metrics

What are some of the most important metrics you track to measure your maintenance team’s performance?How do you currently track those metrics? Do you fully trust the data alone or does it only tell part of the story?What makes those metrics useful and actionable? For example, if you see an increase in downtime, how does that impact the next steps you take with your team? 

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2 days ago
nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Tips & Tricks
Skills Spotlight: What Do You Want to Master in 2025? 🎯

Looking ahead to 2025, let's talk about growth and professional development in the maintenance field. As our industry continues to evolve with new technologies and best practices, staying ahead through continuous learning becomes increasingly important.Discussion Topic: What technical or professional skill do you want to master in 2025?Whether it's:Predictive maintenance techniques Leadership abilities New certifications Technical specializations Data analysis capabilities Project management skillsShare what skill you're focusing on and why it matters to your career or facility. What inspired this goal? How do you plan to develop this skill? Your insights might help fellow maintenance professionals think about their own development paths, and you might discover new learning opportunities from others' responses. Share your thoughts in the comments below! Let's learn from each other's plans and goals 👇 

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2 days ago
nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Tips & Tricks
Tech Tools & Training: What's On Your Learning Radar for 2025? 🛠️

As maintenance technology continues to advance, staying current with new tools and systems can significantly impact operational efficiency and effectiveness. Let's explore what's next on your learning journey. Discussion Topic: Which new maintenance technologies or tools do you plan to learn in 2025? This could include:Advanced CMMS features Condition monitoring tools IoT sensors and systems Mobile maintenance solutions Data analytics platforms Automation tools Predictive maintenance softwareShare what technology you're planning to learn and how you expect it to impact your work. What challenges do you hope this new technology will help solve? What made you choose this particular tool or system?Your response might help others discover new tools they hadn't considered, and you might learn about solutions you weren't aware of.Share your thoughts in the comments below! Let's learn from each other's technology roadmaps. 👇

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joianne
2 days ago
nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Tips & Tricks
Process Perfect: What Will You Optimize in 2025? ⚙️

Efficient processes are the backbone of successful maintenance operations. As we look ahead to 2025, let's discuss opportunities for improvement in our day-to-day workflows.Discussion Topic: What's one maintenance process you want to improve at your facility in 2025?Consider areas like:Work order management Preventive maintenance scheduling Parts inventory control Team communication Safety procedures Documentation methods Resource allocationShare a specific workflow or procedure you want to optimize and why it matters. What impact do you hope this improvement will have? What's motivating this change?Your process improvement goals might inspire others to look at their own workflows differently, and you might discover new approaches from your peers' responses.Share your thoughts in the comments below! Let's learn from each other's improvement plans. 👇

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JAMES Howard ISEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
SDS Management in MaintainX?

Anyone tried to manage SDS Sheets and inventory in MaintainX?I’d love to know if you’ve set something up in your system to help manage the continual bane of SDS sheet management, and what you did if you do.Right now, I’m only running a work order reminder to do my room by room checks for new materials (Because it is like gnomes sneak the chemicals in in the middle of the night without updating SDS books)Just curious if anyone has successfully found a way to adapt MaintainX to help with that particular headache in Factory/facility safety management.

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JAMES Howard ISEmerging Technician
asked in Industry Q&A
VISITOR / CONTRACTOR LOG BOOK VIA PORTAL?

Has anyone set up a portal for a visitor / contractor / vendor portal to log visits?I’m setting up a work order request portal to see if I can get my contractors/visitors to use in place of a log book/guest desk check in routine.Our factory does not have a main reception desk that is ever manned, however, we need to know how many people are in the factory other than our time card workers for evacuation and safety purposes.The front door is either “Buzzed in” or if we know someone is going to arrive we go out to meet them… but we have no log in desk.We also have a policy that contractor insurance is checked for being current before work begins on their visits.I'm building a custom work order request  portal with instructions for the vendors as a work around and putting instructions for our safety and insurance policy validation in it, printing up giant QR codes on a sign that “mandates” they check in for “self service” check ins/check outs at our service entrances where contractors snea

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4 days ago
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HariEmerging Technician
asked in Tips & Tricks
Productive Maintenance techniques

In 2025, I aim to master predictive maintenance techniques to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime at my solar and green hydrogen facilities. This skill is crucial for ensuring efficiency and minimizing maintenance costs.Why it matters:Enhances operational reliability and system performance.Reduces unplanned breakdowns and maintenance costs.Aligns with the latest technologies like IoT and AI in maintenance.How I’ll develop it:-1. Enroll in training on condition monitoring and analytics.2. Use tools like vibration analysis, thermal imaging, and sensors.3. Learn software like MATLAB or Python for data analysis.4. Start small predictive maintenance projects at my site.Mastering this will help me optimize operations and keep my facilities running efficiently.  

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David MitchellEmerging Technician
asked in Industry Q&A
Equipment reassingment

How do you reassign equipment, so the meters and all related information follow the reassignment?

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8 days ago
nickhaase
nickhaaseMaintainX Community Team
posted in Show & Tell
Connecting Manufacturing Data to Reduce Downtime

MaintainX CEO Chris Turlica argues that a shift towards "connected manufacturing" is crucial to address unplanned downtime. This involves real-time data sharing between plant operators and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), enabling proactive maintenance and preventing costly downtime. In his latest Forbes blog he emphasizes the need for a unified, secure, and private data-sharing system that prioritizes customer value and fosters stronger OEM-plant operator relationships. At MaintainX, we believe this approach will not only reduce downtime but also accelerate innovation and boost profitability for all stakeholders. Read the entire blog here.  Engage with our Community: The article advocates for increased data sharing between plant operators and OEMs. While the benefits are clear, what potential drawbacks or risks do you foresee in this approach, and how can they be mitigated? 

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nickhaase
17 days ago
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peterfriedlEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Work orders

Hi, Would be good if you could enter an actual time on completion along side of the estimated time for completing a job. Also a description of what was done to complete this work order, and have these come out on the reports.ThanksPeter.

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Mike
18 days ago
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lotihig137Emerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Unable to Receive Notifications

I was using Iphone 15 and Upgraded to 16 pro max and not receiving any notifications since then from maintainx. What to do?

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Mike
18 days ago
Shay
ShayEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Shop Floor - Requestors with no email or phone number

I have 7 different Machines on my shop floor. My operators who run these machines are not allowed phones on the floor. They also don’t have company email addresses. Each machine has a windows workstation.Their team leaders do (have company phones & emails & have the MaintainX app), but are not always at the machine.At the min, if my machine operators have a breakdown or issue, they say to my engineers - then if my engineer remembers, he will log the ticket. To get around it on a Test machine. I’ve signed up for a requestor account called the machine name using a disposable email address. Then they use the browser on the machine to raise a WO/Ticket. I want to get away from my engineers doing jobs without a record. So I was going to tell my operators to raise a ticket 1st - I was also going to tell my engineers not to do any jobs that don’t have a ticket. How do you do this?

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Mike
18 days ago
Brent
BrentEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Managing reoccurring work orders.

Hello, Does anyone know a way to manage reoccurring work orders to pause or not populate through certain calendar periods like holidays. When creating the work order as reoccurring it gives me options for start date as well as frequency of weeks and days from the completion of the work order.  I am looking for a finish date of a reoccurring work order as this would allow me to leave my calendar empty when the factory is not operating. Thank you. Brent. 

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21 days ago
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LilburneEmerging Technician
asked in Tips & Tricks
Vendor Certification and License Tracking

I want to add a custom field to the vendors tab to note the certifications the vendor has and when they expire.e.g. Safety at height, confined space, permit to work etc.Has anyone done this before. Ideally I’d add a dropdown that allows multiple selections. This is so we can tell at a glance if the vendor is currently certified or if we need to confirm their certification before booking them to complete work. Thanks,Ben

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23 days ago
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Cody BoudoinEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Feature Request

It would be a game changer to have an option to generate next due dates based on last completion dates for re-occurring work orders. What’s the chances of actually developing this feature?

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James Beers
25 days ago
not.cadillac
not.cadillacEmerging Technician
asked in Tips & Tricks
Anyone Inventory and Track Lifetime of Tires?

How would something like this be achieved? Labels wouldn’t very well stay on a commercial truck tire I imagine… What say you wise and powerful MantainX users!

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25 days ago
Ignacio Garrido
Ignacio GarridoEmerging Technician
posted in Tips & Tricks
Survival Maintenance: essential tactics when resources are low (and high)

Hi everyone, I would like to share with you 2 recommendations I will suggest you to follow in case you are going through some resource scarcity: 1. Make sure you are working according to priorities in MaintainX. Working by offline or online status, or oldest request is not enough. You need a proper system to prioritize your work orders and it needs to be recognized and followed by your team. Time Management 101 tell us we won't ever have the time to finish everything we want, but at least we can focus our available time over the most important stuff.  2. VMI. If you can't spare a person to handle your inventory or there isn't enough people looking after your parts, talk to your vendors and ask if they could provide you with VMI. Vendor managed inventory (VMI) management is an inventory control technique in which a vendor assumes some of the responsibility for supplying and replenishing inventory items on behalf of an organization. I would recommend it for low-value or high-volume consu

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Ignacio Garrido
29 days ago
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Rich_moovelEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Using Postman to update and/or create Assets

I would like to use Postman to update several of my assets.  I am able to get Postman to connect to MX database but am unsure how I would make a change to bunch of assets using a csv file. Has anyone done this before?

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Ignacio Garrido
29 days ago
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Derek TeunissenEmerging Technician
asked in Product Q&A
Submitting MaintainX requests as full user or administrator

Hi all,As a maintenance manager I often want to submit a maintenance request instead of immediately creating a work order so I can review priorities with other team members before scheduling the work order. Is there an easy way to be a requestor as well as an administrator? Is there a way to toggle between modes?

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Ignacio Garrido
29 days ago
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Cavalry ClubEmerging Technician
asked in Industry Q&A
wine enthusiasts wine locker control board

The unit in question is a wine enthusiasts tower with 3 units inside full power from the going to all 3 units but the controll board is not lighting up installed a new one still same issue help would be appreciated 

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Ignacio Garrido
29 days ago
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