There’s nothing celebratory about a sparking motor, yet it’s often treated like background noise in a busy plant. But those “festive” sparks are early warning signs—insulation breakdown, misalignment, or bearing degradation waiting to escalate. This cartoon nails the absurdity of normalizing obvious failure indicators.
Predictive maintenance isn’t about reacting to smoke and sparks; it’s about identifying trends and conditions before damage occurs. If you’re snapping photos instead of scheduling repairs, you’re not documenting—you’re delaying disaster.
