Why Pay More for the Same Wrench? Tractian Beats Top CMMS Providers by 15%
Every CMMS promises the same basics: work orders, mobile app, preventive maintenance, parts management, and now AI. Those are the table stakes. If the core functionalities are nearly identical, why would you pay a higher price? The truth is that most platforms charge a premium for features that should be the standard. Predictive insights, multi-site visibility, and customization aren’t extras anymore, they’re requirements for keeping modern facilities running. And yet, many maintenance teams ar
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Get Every Repair Right with AI SOPs + Document Analysis
Improve first-time fix rate maintenance by giving every technician the exact, approved steps for each asset, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and quality in repair execution. Leaders track first-time fix rate maintenance because it determines how often a problem is solved on the first visit, without callbacks or rework. Every repeat visit compounds downtime, increases labor and parts costs, and exposes quality declines that can ripple through the production process. Audit stress increases when i
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Turn Rookies into Pros with AI SOPs + Document Analysis
A new hire steps onto the floor and finds three versions of the same procedure. One lives in a vendor PDF. One is a photo of a whiteboard. One is a hand-scribbled note in a binder. Senior techs are busy and can’t hand-hold the rookie. Questions pile up, first-time fixes fail, and downtime demands attention in the form of rework. With 74% of companies reporting a shortage of skilled workers, teams are filling gaps with rookies who need clear guidance at the machine, not after the fact. Shadow t
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Fix It Fast, Fix It Right with AI SOPs + Document Analysis
Agile maintenance teams plan in short cycles, set clear sprint goals, and adjust quickly when priorities shift. That cadence breaks when diagnosis drags. Complex troubleshooting slows standups, pushes PMs off the calendar, and keeps work-in-progress stuck while crews wait for the next best step. If the goal is rapid, repeatable execution, speed to understanding the problem matters as much as speed with the wrench. Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers roughly $50 billion per year. However, pr
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Do More With a Smaller Crew Using AI CMMS Software
Across manufacturing and heavy industry, maintenance leaders face a shared reality: smaller crews, rising demands, and no room for inefficiency. Where ten technicians once handled daily operations, now five must keep critical assets online. This is no longer a temporary labor challenge. It is the new normal. Running maintenance with a small crew means every decision carries more weight. Every technician must cover more ground. Every misstep directly threatens production. It means that understaf
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Mean Time to Failure (MTTF): How to Calculate It Correctly
Learn how to calculate and apply MTTF to reduce failures, optimize inventory, and make data-driven replacement decisions with Tractian CMMS.
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Defect Density: Definition, Metrics, and Implementation
Track, reduce, and prevent defects with a data-driven strategy. Learn how defect density connects quality issues to equipment performance.
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MTTFd: Complete Guide for Mean Time to Dangerous Failure
Learn what Mean Time to Dangerous Failure means, how it can be measured before safety-critical failures, and how to improve this reliability metric.
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Right First Time (RFT): A Complete Guide for Maintenance Teams
Discover how maintenance teams reduce downtime by getting tasks right the first try. This comprehensive guide to Right First Time reveals how.
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Capacity Utilization: How to Measure and Improve Efficiency
Explore how accurate utilization tracking and better planning help industrial teams boost output while keeping downtime and costs under control.
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Scrap Rate: How to Calculate and Minimize Manufacturing Waste
Discover practical strategies to minimize scrap, improve process control, and drive consistent output through better maintenance and data tracking.
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Why Our AI Is Better
Every vendor in the maintenance and reliability space says their system uses AI. But that claim doesn’t mean much unless it actually takes work off your team’s plate. Here’s the reality: if you are monitoring these machines, they are most likely critical, and no matter how good these solutions claim to be, trust doesn’t come easy. Most teams still verify every alert manually with handheld tools like vibration guns or 2140s, because they’ve learned the hard way that not all insights are worth
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Unit Costs: What They Are and Why They Matter in Maintenance
Understand how to calculate and reduce maintenance unit costs to improve reliability, efficiency, and strategic decision-making across your operation.
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Comprehensive free materials for your maintenance and reliability
Get free access to materials for increased productivity and an optimized maintenance routine.