Infotronic technologies for e-maintenance regarding the cost aspects

The most costly and not yet solved problem is to avoid the downtime of machines and equipment and thereby enhancing the overall performance of a production system. To minimize disturbances and breakdowns, e-maintenance and process supervisory control systems are being developed and introduced. The implementation of advanced e-maintenance technologies considers Cost, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Productivity, i.e. the performance, for any equipment and associated applications. It necessitates a holistic approach for integrating views and evaluations, not only of the systems themselves, but also for their mutual interactions and their interactions with the environment. Infotronics technologies integrate information processing and the processing of physical objects. Intelligent maintenance systems are means for next - generation maintenance strategies.