Manufacturing
Making the Shift to Usage-Based Preventive Maintenance: What Maintenance Teams Need to Know
Kim Jakubowski
Dec 12, 2025
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Benefits
- Eliminate manual data entry by syncing real-time telemetry with MaintainX meters and asset data
- Trigger usage-based and condition-based maintenance automatically when thresholds are reached
- Log downtime events and faults automatically using health and performance data from your MQTT systems and devices
- Reduce unplanned downtime and optimize maintenance schedules using accurate, continuous sensor data
- Make data from a Unified Namespace (UNS) easier to access and act upon for frontline teams
Key features
- Connect MaintainX with any MQTT-compatible device or platform, including brokers like HiveMQ, Mosquitto, and Azure IoT Hub, via the On-Premise Agent
- Create Meters in MaintainX automatically using your MQTT topics
- Configure custom rules to trigger work orders or update asset statuses automatically
- Support for multiple MQTT brokers
How it works
Step 1:
Book a tour with a product expert. If you’re already a MaintainX customer, ask your Administrator to enable the OT Data Connectors feature, then follow our MQTT On-Premise Agent Setup Guide.
Step 2:
In MaintainX, create an MQTT Instance and generate an access token for secure communication.
Step 3:
Install and configure the MaintainX On-Premise Agent on your local network.
Step 4:
Map incoming MQTT topics to MaintainX meters, or enable Auto Create Meters to create new Meters automatically using the topic information.
Step 5:
Stream live data into MaintainX to generate work orders, update meters, and track asset performance automatically.
Requirements
- Must have MaintainX’s Premium or Enterprise Plan
- Must have an active MQTT broker
- Must use the MaintainX On-Premise Agent
FAQs
What do MaintainX customers use the MQTT connector for?
Connecting MaintainX with MQTT brokers enables mature maintenance strategies, ranging from usage-based maintenance to predictive maintenance. Tracking downtime automatically, triggering PMs based on run time, and enabling condition-based maintenance programs are some of the top use cases.
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