If run to failure is no longer an option, food and beverage processors have alternative ways to keep their equipment running at peak performance levels; they can plan maintenance schedules based on OEM suggestions. Predictive maintenance and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMSs) analyze machine components’ wear on a continuous basis and create a maintenance schedule that is proactive and at the right time, not reactive or unnecessary. Could we call it just-in-time (JIT) maintenance?