Track: Digital Manufacturing
Abstract
The maintenance function would help to extend the useful service life of a machine tool. Maintenance can be broadly classified into break-down maintenance, preventive maintenance, and condition-based maintenance. This paper intends to (i) study the different techniques proposed by researchers for the maintenance of machine tools (ii) understand their merits and limitations (iii) identify the research gaps (iv) provide the future directions. The present research has identified that many of the techniques proposed by researchers were applied in manufacturing and Electrical power distribution systems. Much research is required for developing preventive maintenance policies in other domains including textiles, aerospace, defense, and machine tools manufacturing.