What Is Preventative Maintenance?
Preventative maintenance (PM) is servicing equipment on a schedule so it does not fail on its own schedule. For a facility running conveyors, racking, doors, and automation, PM is the difference between planned hour-long service windows and unplanned days of downtime during peak.
MTLI does full program design for maintenance and service: not a generic checklist, but a program built around your equipment list, duty cycles, and uptime targets, with the documentation to prove compliance.
What a Full PM Program Covers
Conveyor and sortation PM
Belts, bearings, motors, photo eyes, and controls serviced before they stop the line.
Rack safety inspections
Scheduled inspections, damage assessment, repairs, and protection upgrades with full reporting.
Dock and door maintenance
Levelers, overhead doors, seals, and restraints kept safe and operational.
Automation and robotics support
OEM-informed service for ASRS, shuttles, and robot fleets, including controls troubleshooting.
Electrical and controls
Panel inspections, thermal scans, and PLC support across major platforms.
Emergency response
24/7 options with committed response times when something does break.
How MTLI Works With Preventative Maintenance
Design & Engineering
It starts with your data, not a catalog: throughput, product profile, building, and budget. Our engineers design the right answer, with stamped drawings and permits where structures are involved.
Supply & Procurement
We source across 500+ manufacturer partners worldwide, brand-agnostic, new and used where it makes sense, with volume pricing passed through to you.
Installation & Commissioning
Our own crews install, integrate, and commission, phased around live operations when needed, with an MTLI supervisor on site every day and 98% on-time delivery.
Support & Lifecycle
After handover we stay: preventative maintenance programs, inspections, controls support, and 24/7 options, designed around your uptime targets.
Where MTLI Can Help You
- Facilities where downtime during peak is unthinkable
- Operations with aging conveyor or racking and no service history
- Multi-site networks that want one program and one report format
- Insurance and compliance-driven inspection requirements
- Resident technician programs with MTLI staff on your site
- Post-project lifecycle support after any MTLI installation
From under $100K to $100M+ turnkey. A specialist calls within one business day.
Common Questions, Answered
What does preventative maintenance cost versus breakdowns?
Industry experience is consistent: planned maintenance costs a fraction of reactive repair once downtime, rush freight, and overtime are counted. We build the business case with your numbers during program design.
Do you maintain equipment MTLI did not install?
Yes, any manufacturer. We inventory your equipment, build the program around it, and service it with technicians trained across all major OEM equipment.
What is a resident technician program?
MTLI places dedicated technicians at your facility full time: daily PM, immediate response, vendor coordination, and reporting, an operations partner rather than a phone number.
How do rack inspections work?
Scheduled walkthroughs document damage against engineering standards, repairs are prioritized by risk, and you get reporting that satisfies safety audits and insurers.