About the Author

As a certified industrial mechanic with twenty years of experience in maintenance planning & scheduling in the oil, gas, and chemical sectors, I've planned and scheduled multiple trades in both day-to-day operations and major turnarounds. To stay ahead of recent trends in AI's use in industry and get a better understanding about its possibilities, I've started using Ai for simple office and research tasks, I started taking some online university courses in programming and reading about real-world application and implementation, learning about both challenges and solutions.

The use of AI in preventative and predictive maintenance has already shown remarkable results, with additional developments emerging on a continual basis. The successful adoption of AI in maintenance requires bridging the divide between advanced AI capabilities and practical frontline requirements (ie, from those wearing the lab coats over to those wearing the coveralls). On this website, I’ll write about various applications of AI in maintenance, through the eyes of someone with hands on experience on the tools and years of experience in planning and scheduling.