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3rd Btech (Yr 7 WK 5)

The document discusses the concept of maintenance, which is essential for keeping engineering equipment in good working condition. It outlines the need for maintenance to ensure proper functioning, prevent breakdowns, enhance safety, and prolong the lifespan of items. Additionally, it categorizes maintenance into predictive, preventive, and corrective types, each serving distinct purposes in equipment upkeep.

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3rd Btech (Yr 7 WK 5)

The document discusses the concept of maintenance, which is essential for keeping engineering equipment in good working condition. It outlines the need for maintenance to ensure proper functioning, prevent breakdowns, enhance safety, and prolong the lifespan of items. Additionally, it categorizes maintenance into predictive, preventive, and corrective types, each serving distinct purposes in equipment upkeep.

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Week: 5

Class: Year 7
Subject: Basic Technology
Topic: Concept of and Need for Maintenance
The Concept of Maintenance
Maintenance is defined as the work done on any engineering equipment to keep it in good operating condition.
Everything we have in our school and home need to be taken care of so that they can serve us better. A driver
checks the oil level, radiator water, battery, tyres, brakes etc in his car to see if there is any problem before he
hits the road.
The Need for Maintenance
The following are the reasons or need for the maintenance of any item:
1. To make the equipment function properly
2. To avoid preventable breakdown
3. To reduce chances of accidents and ensure safe use
4. To avoid the inconvenience of equipment failure
5. To make the item last longer ;and
6. To reduce loss of time and thereby save money.
Types of Maintenance
The types of maintenance carried out on machines and equipment are grouped under the following:

1. Predictive maintenance
2. Preventive maintenance
3. Corrective maintenance
Predictive Maintenance
This is the maintenance carried out using computers and other devices to predict impending breakdowns. Once
the predictions are made, necessary remedies are immediately designed and applied to avoid those
breakdowns.

Basically, predictive maintenance reduces the amount of other types of maintenance to be carried out on the
equipment. However, what is important here is to carry out a routine check on the facilities for the predictive
maintenance to ensure that they are still in place and functioning.

Preventive Maintenance
This is the type of maintenance carried out on equipment before breakdown occurs. Typical examples of
preventive maintenance are:

(i) Regular servicing of cars


(ii) Regular oiling or lubricating of moving parts

(iii) Regular painting of corrosive metal

(iv) Regular cleaning of equipment routine checks on lubricants, safety gurds, nuts and bolts, studs, signal
indicators.

(v) Routine checks on level of wears, alignment, tension of belt and chains.

Corrective Maintenance
This involves actions taken to correct or restore broken down equipment to a functional state. The equipment
may need a total overhaul and some parts may need to be replaced or repaired, and both require money and
time.

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