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The MaintainFlow Blog
Practical, no-nonsense guides on planning work, tracking equipment issues, managing parts, and improving reliability — written for small and mid-sized plants, and most of it doable in a spreadsheet.
The Free Excel CMMS: Run Maintenance on a Spreadsheet (Template Inside)
You don't need to buy software to get organized. Here's how to build a working CMMS in Excel — work orders, preventive maintenance, parts, and a dashboard — plus a free template to start today.
Read articleFour Numbers That Run a Plant: A Maintenance Dashboard in Excel
You don't need a BI tool to know how maintenance is doing. Four numbers — open work orders, PMs due, low-stock parts, and PM compliance — answer the questions that actually matter, and they all live in a spreadsheet.
Read articleFrom Paper to Spreadsheet: A Work Order System for Small Plants
Paper work orders get lost and whiteboards get erased. Here's how to set up a simple, digital work order system for a small plant — without buying enterprise CMMS software.
Read articleSpare Parts Inventory: How to Set Min/Max and Reorder Points
Stop running out of critical spares and overstocking the shelf. A plain-English guide to setting min/max levels and reorder points for a small plant's parts room.
Read articleHow to Build a Preventive Maintenance Program in Excel (Step by Step)
A practical, step-by-step guide to building a preventive maintenance program in Excel for a small plant — asset list, PM tasks, frequencies, and a schedule you'll actually keep.
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