Maintenance Management SoftwareDevelopment
Plan servicing before machines fail, record every repair against the machine, and keep spare parts on hand without overstocking.
Maintenance Management Software Development: what the work involves
Reactive maintenance is expensive: a machine stops mid-shift, someone hunts for the technician, the right bearing is not in stock and production waits. After the repair, the knowledge vanishes into a logbook, so the same failure recurs without anyone seeing the pattern. Planned servicing is skipped when the plant is busy, which is exactly when a breakdown hurts most.
DevKey builds maintenance systems around the equipment register, work orders and the spare parts store. Each machine has a service schedule by hours, counters or calendar; due tasks generate preventive work orders with checklists; breakdowns are raised by operators from a phone or QR code on the machine. Technicians record time, parts and findings, and the history per asset shows failure frequency, downtime and cost. Parts consumption deducts from the maintenance store with reorder alerts.
Core features
Equipment register and hierarchy
Plants, lines, machines and components with manuals, parts lists, criticality ratings and installation details.
Preventive maintenance schedules
Services triggered by calendar, running hours or counters, generating work orders with task checklists before they are due.
Breakdown requests
Operators scan the machine QR code and report a fault with a photo, which reaches the right technician with priority.
Work order execution
Assign, start, record labour, parts and findings, and close with a supervisor sign-off and failure cause code.
Spare parts store
Parts stock with min-max levels, issues to work orders, and reorder suggestions based on consumption and lead time.
Downtime and cost analytics
Downtime hours, repeat failures, maintenance cost per machine and the share of planned versus reactive work.
What we get right before launch
Starting with a clean equipment list
Maintenance data hangs on the asset register. We begin with critical machines, record their service needs properly, and extend outward rather than cataloguing everything on day one.
Technician adoption
Technicians are busy and sometimes sceptical of paperwork. We keep closing a job to a few taps on a phone, and show them the history that helps their own diagnosis.
Meaningful failure codes
Free-text causes cannot be analysed. A short, agreed list of failure causes makes trends visible, while a notes field keeps the detail that lists cannot capture.
Tools and technology
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Prisma
- Redis
- QR code generation
- Mobile web forms
- REST APIs
Common questions, answered
Can it schedule maintenance by machine running hours?
Yes. Counters or hour readings entered manually or imported from machine data can trigger service tasks when thresholds are reached. Automatic reading from equipment depends on the machine's interfaces, which we check case by case.
Can operators report faults from their phones?
Yes. A QR code on each machine opens a short fault form with photo upload, so reports reach maintenance with the machine identified and no phone call needed, which speeds response and builds a fault history.
Does it manage spare parts?
Yes. Parts have stock levels, bin locations, suppliers and reorder points. Issuing a part to a work order deducts stock and records cost against the machine, so maintenance spend is attributable.
Can it also cover buildings and facilities?
Yes. The same model fits generators, HVAC, lifts and fire systems across multiple sites, with inspection routines, statutory checks and vendor service contracts tracked alongside the plant machinery.
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