Real-time fleet maintenance programme
26/05/2020
Uptake says its new launch into dynamic maintenance focuses on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of fleet operations with predictive maintenance (PM). Uptake provides real-time recommendations around fleet service, allowing users to move beyond time- and mileage-based maintenance.Dynamic maintenance helps fleets achieve maximum uptime while dealing with some of the challenges associated with today’s skilled labour shortage.
“Uptake is designed to optimise planned downtime by automating the maintenance planning process,” explained Brad Keywell, Founder and CEO of Uptake. “The introduction of AI tools (such as Uptake) is key when we consider the reskilling of the vocational workforce, an industry challenge that will only keep accelerating. We are committed to helping our customers as they move through their digital transformations and derive value from these new tools.”
Uptake ingests available data from vehicles, which may include signal readings, fault codes, fluid analysis, work orders and PM schedules, to obtain an encompassing view of asset health. The current condition of the vehicle is then analysed and compared to previous maintenance, as well as the next planned maintenance, creating shop visit optimisation.
Prior to AI tools such as Uptake, fleet operators relied on time- and mileage-based preventative maintenance schedules usually set by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and had to cope with unplanned maintenance events that occurred in between planned events. Many managers also looked at diagnostic trouble codes to mitigate service interruptions, often becoming overwhelmed by the volume of alerts and false positives. This was wasting valuable technician time and chasing symptoms rather than root causes. It is claimed that Uptake solves all of these stressful situations by ingesting real-time data from multiple sources, applying AI and notifying the maintenance team management only when action is required.
In addition to its industry-leading predictive maintenance models built on raw sensor data, Uptake has several new features for fleet operators, allowing the user to:
- Analyse work orders, including data cleansing, cost analysis, survival analysis and benchmarking;
- Bundle tasks that need to be completed into a single case; and
- Prioritise assets that need maintenance based on their current condition.
