1. There is a widespread misunderstanding of what preventive maintenance (PM) does and does not do. PM does not put iron into an inadequate machine.

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Introduction The phrase “It’s just common sense” is used quite often to describe conclusions or circumstances that are obvious to most people, at least those

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