Factory Management System 'MENTENA' Launches Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM) Feature, Supporting Preventive Maintenance Driven by Operating Volume Hard to Establish with Paper/Excel
Yachiyo Solutions has added a Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM) function to its MENTENA factory management system starting April 6, 2026. This automates the management of cumulative operation data, streamlining predictive maintenance.
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Yachiyo Solutions Co., Ltd. (Head office: Taito-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Takashi Mizuno) will begin offering a new feature for its factory management system "MENTENA" starting April 6, 2026, to support Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM), a preventive maintenance method based on actual usage such as equipment operation volume and production quantity.
## About Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM)
UBM is a maintenance method considered effective for drive system maintenance and mold management. For example, if a bearing breaks down, it can have a chain effect on other parts and devices in the power transmission system, so preventive maintenance is required rather than reactive maintenance. UBM predicts the progression of deterioration and wear based on operating volume such as total revolutions, and responds before a failure occurs. While "Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)" and "Time-Based Maintenance (TBM)" are main methods of preventive maintenance, UBM is characterized by its focus on operation and usage volume.
## Details of the New Feature
In manufacturing sites, the importance of UBM, which determines the timing of inspection, repair, and replacement according to the number of mold shots, the number of revolutions and operating hours of bearings and motors, and the usage of consumables like belts and filters, is increasing. UBM is not just a method for improving maintenance efficiency, but an important initiative that supports both stable operation and occupational safety.
On the other hand, in many cases, such maintenance operations still rely on paper and Excel management. Operations such as manually calculating cumulative values by constantly referring to previous values to calculate differences have led to enormous management man-hours and personalization. In addition, attempting to perform precise maintenance such as "greasing every 10 million revolutions" on a vast number of equipment and parts pushes the site's workload to its limit. Due to this barrier of operational costs, there are many cases where companies understand the effectiveness of UBM but end up just extending conventional TBM.
Contributing to the realization of more advanced Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM)
Until now, MENTENA has realized stable equipment operation primarily through TBM such as monthly inspections and CBM such as temperature control. With this update, it becomes possible to respond to UBM based on "operation volume," which is the cornerstone of manufacturing sites.
By registering the differential value of the operation volume, the cumulative operation volume is automatically calculated, and utilizing that data enables the following maintenance responses:
1. Accumulate the number of revolutions of drive systems such as motors and bearings, and perform adjustments, greasing, and consumable replacements at every predetermined number of revolutions.
2. Accumulate the daily number of mold shots, and perform inspections and repairs when the cumulative total number of shots reaches a certain level.
In the Japanese manufacturing industry, there is a tendency to use equipment carefully for a long time by maintaining it thoroughly. To extend the life of equipment, it is important to have an environment where decisions can be made by grasping the progression of equipment deterioration with data, rather than relying solely on the experience and intuition of engineers. With this new feature, accurate usage records can be accumulated reasonably on-site, and based on that data, we will support the creation of a foundation for improving the quality of maintenance decisions and continuing to use equipment safely and for a long term.
Furthermore, more detailed management is required in the actual operation of UBM. In many cases, equipment and parts have a high failure rate immediately after starting operation, then operate stably, and the failure rate rises again as they wear out and age. Therefore, it is necessary to perform adjustments and maintenance work at appropriate cycles at each stage, and even for the same work, more frequent responses or more careful inspections may be required in the late operating period (wear failure period) than in the middle operating period (random failure period).
With this update, it is also possible to automatically create work schedules that realize such combinations of conditions. By not only accumulating usage data but also linking it to actual work plans, more practical UBM operations will be achieved.
## About Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM)
UBM is a maintenance method considered effective for drive system maintenance and mold management. For example, if a bearing breaks down, it can have a chain effect on other parts and devices in the power transmission system, so preventive maintenance is required rather than reactive maintenance. UBM predicts the progression of deterioration and wear based on operating volume such as total revolutions, and responds before a failure occurs. While "Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)" and "Time-Based Maintenance (TBM)" are main methods of preventive maintenance, UBM is characterized by its focus on operation and usage volume.
## Details of the New Feature
In manufacturing sites, the importance of UBM, which determines the timing of inspection, repair, and replacement according to the number of mold shots, the number of revolutions and operating hours of bearings and motors, and the usage of consumables like belts and filters, is increasing. UBM is not just a method for improving maintenance efficiency, but an important initiative that supports both stable operation and occupational safety.
On the other hand, in many cases, such maintenance operations still rely on paper and Excel management. Operations such as manually calculating cumulative values by constantly referring to previous values to calculate differences have led to enormous management man-hours and personalization. In addition, attempting to perform precise maintenance such as "greasing every 10 million revolutions" on a vast number of equipment and parts pushes the site's workload to its limit. Due to this barrier of operational costs, there are many cases where companies understand the effectiveness of UBM but end up just extending conventional TBM.
Contributing to the realization of more advanced Usage-Based Maintenance (UBM)
Until now, MENTENA has realized stable equipment operation primarily through TBM such as monthly inspections and CBM such as temperature control. With this update, it becomes possible to respond to UBM based on "operation volume," which is the cornerstone of manufacturing sites.
By registering the differential value of the operation volume, the cumulative operation volume is automatically calculated, and utilizing that data enables the following maintenance responses:
1. Accumulate the number of revolutions of drive systems such as motors and bearings, and perform adjustments, greasing, and consumable replacements at every predetermined number of revolutions.
2. Accumulate the daily number of mold shots, and perform inspections and repairs when the cumulative total number of shots reaches a certain level.
In the Japanese manufacturing industry, there is a tendency to use equipment carefully for a long time by maintaining it thoroughly. To extend the life of equipment, it is important to have an environment where decisions can be made by grasping the progression of equipment deterioration with data, rather than relying solely on the experience and intuition of engineers. With this new feature, accurate usage records can be accumulated reasonably on-site, and based on that data, we will support the creation of a foundation for improving the quality of maintenance decisions and continuing to use equipment safely and for a long term.
Furthermore, more detailed management is required in the actual operation of UBM. In many cases, equipment and parts have a high failure rate immediately after starting operation, then operate stably, and the failure rate rises again as they wear out and age. Therefore, it is necessary to perform adjustments and maintenance work at appropriate cycles at each stage, and even for the same work, more frequent responses or more careful inspections may be required in the late operating period (wear failure period) than in the middle operating period (random failure period).
With this update, it is also possible to automatically create work schedules that realize such combinations of conditions. By not only accumulating usage data but also linking it to actual work plans, more practical UBM operations will be achieved.