Visual Predictive Maintenance for Production Equipment
For manufacturers with 500+ machines. Predict failures from visual inspection data. 40% reduction in unplanned downtime, 25% lower maintenance costs.
Manufacturing operations teams and maintenance departments managing large equipment fleets who need to shift from reactive to predictive maintenance
Unplanned equipment failures cost $50K-250K per incident in downtime and repairs. Traditional time-based maintenance wastes money servicing healthy equipment
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Why Mixpeek
40% reduction in unplanned downtime, 25% lower maintenance costs, and early warning alerts days or weeks before failure
Overview
Equipment failures are expensive and disruptive. This use case shows how Mixpeek enables visual-based predictive maintenance that catches problems before they cause downtime.
Challenges This Solves
Reactive Maintenance
Failures occur without warning, causing production stops
Impact: $50K-250K per unplanned downtime incident
Over-Maintenance
Time-based schedules service healthy equipment
Impact: Wasted labor and parts costs, unnecessary downtime
Inspection Consistency
Human inspectors miss subtle degradation signs
Impact: Early indicators overlooked, failures not predicted
Data Silos
Visual, thermal, and sensor data not integrated
Impact: Incomplete picture of equipment health
Implementation Steps
Mixpeek analyzes visual inspection images, thermal scans, and vibration data to identify early failure indicators and predict remaining useful life
Capture Inspection Data
Collect visual and thermal inspection images
import { Mixpeek } from 'mixpeek';const client = new Mixpeek({ apiKey: process.env.MIXPEEK_API_KEY });// Configure equipment inspection data collectionawait client.buckets.connect({collection_id: 'equipment-inspections',bucket_uri: 's3://maintenance/inspections/',extractors: ['image-embedding', // Visual features'thermal-analysis', // Hot spots, temperature patterns'wear-detection', // Corrosion, cracks, wear patterns'anomaly-detection', // Deviations from baseline'text-extraction' // Gauge readings, displays],settings: {equipment_id_field: 'asset_tag',timestamp_field: 'inspection_date',compare_to_baseline: true,track_changes_over_time: true}});
Establish Health Baselines
Learn normal appearance for each equipment type
// Build baseline models from historical good-condition imagesasync function establishBaseline(equipmentType: string) {const baseline = await client.models.createBaseline({collection_id: 'equipment-inspections',name: `baseline-${equipmentType}`,filters: {equipment_type: equipmentType,condition: 'good',inspection_date: { $gte: '2023-01-01' }},features: ['visual_appearance','thermal_signature','component_positions','surface_condition']});return baseline;}
Analyze Current Inspections
Compare new inspections to baseline for anomalies
// Analyze inspection for early failure indicatorsasync function analyzeInspection(inspectionId: string) {const inspection = await client.collections.get(inspectionId);const analysis = await client.analyze({document_id: inspectionId,baseline_id: `baseline-${inspection.equipment_type}`,checks: ['thermal_hotspots','visual_anomalies','wear_progression','component_degradation']});return {equipment_id: inspection.equipment_id,health_score: analysis.health_score, // 0-100anomalies_detected: analysis.anomalies,wear_rate: analysis.wear_progression,predicted_failure: analysis.failure_prediction,recommended_actions: analysis.recommendations,confidence: analysis.confidence};}
Generate Maintenance Alerts
Alert maintenance teams to predicted issues
// Set up predictive maintenance alertsawait client.alerts.create({collection_id: 'equipment-inspections',name: 'Predictive Maintenance Alert',conditions: [{field: 'health_score',operator: 'below',threshold: 70},{field: 'predicted_failure.days_until',operator: 'below',threshold: 14},{field: 'anomalies_detected',operator: 'severity_above',threshold: 'medium'}],destinations: ['cmms', 'email', 'slack'],include_fields: ['equipment_id', 'location', 'health_score','predicted_failure', 'recommended_actions','inspection_images']});
Feature Extractors Used
Retriever Stages Used
Expected Outcomes
40% reduction in unplanned equipment failures
Unplanned Downtime
25% reduction in total maintenance spend
Maintenance Costs
85% accuracy predicting failures 7+ days ahead
Prediction Accuracy
30% reduction in emergency parts orders
Parts Inventory
15% extension in average equipment useful life
Equipment Lifespan
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