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Learn more about the Prevent and Predict steps you can take to reduce unplanned downtime, with this guide.
Prevent and Predict
Reduce unplanned downtime with ideas and guidance from RS
When it comes to maintaining your competitive edge, we’re the cutting edge.
Get more on top of your maintenance activities, by becoming less reactive to breakdowns.Take preventative measures to avoid breakdowns occurring, and use predictive actions to ensure you only intervene when you have to. Whether you are already actively preventing and predicting problems, or just starting out, we have pulled together advice, products and services for you to continue making headway.
What can you do next?
Find the right approach for you
Choosing the right methods is key to an effective maintenance strategy. Here's some great advice to help you minimise downtime.
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Maintenance Technologies
Test & Measurement
All you need from the brands you trust. From voltage indicators and calipers, through to high end thermal cameras and vibration analysers.
Industrial IoT
Connected products can help to solve many maintenance challenges by providing more data, helping you make better more informed decisions.
Mechanical Power Transmission
No time for downtime? Our range of bearings, belts, chains and couplings can help you keep moving 24/7. Why look anywhere else?
Maintenance Consumables
Whether you're cleaning, greasing, lubricating or fixing, we stock all the consumable products you need to keep your business going.
Automation & Process Control
Find everything from PLCs, HMIs and inverter drives to temperature controllers and enclosures, from the big names in automation.
Control Gear, Switches & Power
Control & switchgear, power supplies and terminals are vital in keeping sites running, and we can help with our extensive stocked offer.
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Sensing
Whether it's a proximity or temperature sensor we've got the widest range available, backed by next day delivery helping you avoid downtime.
Electrical
From cabling, circuit protection and connectors through to lighting and HVAC. We have it covered with the brands you trust.
Fluid Power
Explore our pneumatics & hydraulics range, with all the big name brands, to find your perfect fitting, tube, actuator or cylinder today.
Tools & Tools Storage
From hand, power and air tools to storage, shelving and trolleys we have a great selection from leading manufacturers plus our own RS PRO.
Workshop Equipment
From cleaning equipment such as pressure washers to ladders, hardware and spill kits; we have a wide range of equipment for your workshop.
Machine Safety
You can't compromise on safety, which is why we stock the brands you trust from e-stops and interlocks to light curtains and more.
Leading preventative and predictive maintenance brands
Ideas and advice to help you maintain smarter
An introductory guide to the IIoT
Discover more about the Industrial Internet of Things, including its uses and benefits, in our introductory guide.
IIOT understanding the basics
Based on insight from manufacturers and IIoT pioneers we’ve listed six steps to consider when in pursuit of the connected factory.
Back to the future
As IIoT becomes more widespread, the factory of the future is fast becoming a reality. But realising the benefits requires careful planning.