Most Planned Maintenance schedules focus on the obvious tasks: lubrication, bearings, belts, guarding and general electrical checks. These matter, but ageing PacDrive assets carry risk across a broader set of areas. A PacDrive maintenance schedule is only useful if it reflects how the machine can actually fail Controllers, drives, motors, ...

If your ELAU PacDrive M line still runs the original SM series motors, the question is no longer whether to upgrade to SH motors. It’s how long you can afford to wait. PacDrive M obsolescence is a potential risk for many companies if they have no mitigation plans. Like-for-like replacements ...

The good news from our recent Customer Survey is that 88% of respondents are aware of PacDrive M obsolescence. The not so good news is 60% operate without any formal mitigation plan. This “readiness-gap” does not necessarily call for a costly system replacement. Rather it highlights an urgent need for ...

The most revealing number in our ELAU PacDrive 2025 Customer Survey isn’t the breakdown rate. It’s the gap between what sites know and what action they’ve taken Of the 200 UK sites we surveyed, 87.7% know their ELAU PacDrive M hardware is obsolete, but only a few have a plan ...

The evidence has usually disappeared before the diagnosis starts The most useful diagnostic evidence on a PacDrive line has normally gone by the time an engineer begins to look for it. For example, a machine faults mid-shift. However, production needs output so someone acknowledges the alarm, resets the controller or ...

Maintenance of lines and machines is vital for minimising breakdowns and unplanned downtime. Understanding our customers’ maintenance strategies and how they maintain their PacDrive systems provides critical insight into their operational resilience. This is particularly important where PacDrive M is concerned as legacy hardware constraints often dictate strategy. Of all ...