Carmakers are at the forefront of efforts to implement predictive maintenance regimes as they understandably need to avoid potential breakdowns and the ensuing costs. This approach has seen the development and adoption of proactive rather than reactive measures. In turn, suppliers of both production equipment and specific dedicated predictive maintenance software systems are developing increasingly sophisticated technologies to meet that requirement. 

An example of this can be seen at the BMW plant at Landshut, Bavaria, which specialises in the production of components to support electromobility and light-weighting…