[01]
Readings live in a notebook
Somebody walks the route, writes a number down, and the number never reaches the asset record.
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Canary turns readings into ready work. Every triggered job carries the asset, condition history, priority, procedure, and due date from signal to closeout.
The Challenge
The reading that mattered was taken three weeks ago
[02]
The schedule ignores the machine
PMs fire on a date whether or not the equipment needs them, and skip the one that did.
[03]
Alarms go nowhere
SCADA raises a warning on a screen nobody is watching, and no work comes out of it.
[04]
No case for the spend
Asking for budget means arguing from memory, because nothing has the history attached.
The solution
From equipment signal to maintenance action
[Capture]
Bring every reading into the asset record
Build one condition history from connected sensors and technician rounds.
- Track equipment conditions: vibration, temperature, pressure, runtime, and counts.
- Capture readings automatically or during inspections.
- See the full trend beside documents, work history, and asset details.
[Respond]
Trigger work when a reading crosses the line
Define normal for each asset, then choose how Canary responds to an exception.
- Set limits for each meter and operating condition.
- Create and assign work when a configured limit is breached.
- Attach the evidence: the triggering reading and recent trend.
[Prioritize]
Plan your budget with real-world evidence
Combine condition trends, failure history, downtime, and cost impact to prioritize maintenance spend.
- Estimate downtime and cost exposure by asset.
- Support repair and replacement requests with condition and failure history.
- Rank investments by criticality and operational impact.
Core capabilities
Best for teams moving from calendar-based to condition-based maintenance.
Meter Tracking
Vibration, temperature, pressure, hours, and counts.
Condition Triggers
A reading crosses the line and work is raised.
Manual Readings
Record a value by hand when there is no sensor.
Runtime PMs
Schedule off hours and cycles, not dates.
Trend History
Every reading kept, per asset, over time.
Cost Evidence
What the readings say a failure would cost.
We used to lose hours tracking down parts across spreadsheets and storerooms. Canary gave us real-time visibility into every part, every location. Stockouts dropped, carrying costs fell, and our technicians finally have what they need when they need it.
Daria Simonova
Director of Operations, ABB Woods
Blogs and Articles
Practical guides for maintenance teams
ManufacturingGuide
Manufacturing CMMS: planning, parts, and handoffs
A practical guide to a CMMS workflow for manufacturing: define the job, prepare the people and materials, coordinate the shift, and record the return to service.
Maintenance data: build useful asset history
A practical guide to stronger asset history: capture the context behind maintenance work, separate symptoms from causes, and use follow-up to improve the next decision.
ReliabilityGuide
Mobile maintenance: a practical field workflow
A field-ready routine for confirming the asset, reviewing prepared work, recording what changed, and handing off useful closeout.
Work managementGuide
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