Condition monitoring is the basis for __________ maintenanæ. 

Breakdown maintenance

• It is a type of maintenance used for equipment after equipment break down or malfunction is often the most expensive

• Time-Based Maintenance refers to replacing or renewing an item to restore its reliability at a fixed time, interval or usage regardless of its condition.

Preventive maintenance

• It is regularly performed on a piece of equipment to lessen the likelihood of it failing.
• It is performed while the equipment is still working so that it does not break down unexpectedly.
• It is the most effective maintenance

Predictive maintenance

• It is first to predict when equipment failure might occur, and secondly, to prevent the occurrence of the failure by performing maintenance.
• Condition Monitoring for future failure allows maintenance to be planned before the failure occurs.

Shutdown Maintenance

• Shutdown Maintenance is maintenance that can only be performed while equipment is not in use. 
• Shutting down machinery can be costly, but sometimes due to the nature of the defective part/machine, shutdown maintenance is the only viable maintenance procedure.

Corrective Maintenance

• This type of maintenance is carried out to correct errors that were not discovered during the product development phase.

Perfective Maintenance

• This type of maintenance is carried out to enhance the functionalities of the system based on the customer’s request.

Adaptive Maintenance

• Adaptive maintenance is usually required for porting the software to work in a new environment such as work on a new computer platform or with a new operating system

• Scheduled maintenance refers to tasks such as inspections and repairs that are performed according to a pre-defined maintenance schedule.