Define assets
Structure equipment, technical records, responsibilities and the history that must follow each asset.
Industrial maintenance and reliability software
CMMS software built from real maintenance engineering practice.
dMS originated in the mid-1990s when mechanical engineer Willie King began developing a practical system to control maintenance, safety and plant performance. Today it connects maintenance plans, paper-supported or paperless work orders, equipment history, RCM/FMECA, maintenance KPIs, structural inspection management, materials, production downtime and OEE-ready operational context.
Extend the same platform with LIMS, Health and Safety, Quality, Material Control, Training and Competency, Medical Station and Firearm Compliance.
Preventive MaintenanceMaintenance PlansWork OrdersPaper or PaperlessRCM / FMECAMaintenance KPIsStructural InspectionsAsset HistoryDowntime
Laboratory information management
A capable LIMS for laboratory data, specifications and Certificates of Analysis (COA).
Customised import profiles can load datasets exported by laboratory instruments and other equipment, reducing repetitive row-by-row result capture while preserving controlled laboratory review.
Configured equipment-data imports
Samples, tests and specifications
Trends and out-of-spec review
Certificates of Analysis (COA)
Operational evidenceUsed in a SANAS-accredited laboratory environment
dMS LIMS is in operational use at a client laboratory operating under SANAS accreditation. Accreditation applies to the laboratory and its accredited scope, not to the software product.
Read the accredited-laboratory workflow guide
Laboratory data flow
Import once. Review in context. Report with confidence.
SourceEquipment export
→
Configured intakeCustom dataset import
→
Controlled recordMapped lab results
Specification checksApplied
Trend reportingAvailable
COA outputGenerated
Manual recaptureReduced
Developed since the mid-1990s
Designed by mechanical engineer Willie King to solve the work in front of him.
dMS began in the workshop as a practical plant management system for improving maintenance effectiveness, health and safety, plant utilisation and Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Years of development and practical implementation shaped the system around the realities of equipment, work, production information, materials, safety evidence and management reporting. The wider platform grew from that foundation without losing its engineering purpose.
Meet the original designer and read the dMS story
Developed through practical useMaintenance, production and safety controls refined around the work industrial teams actually perform.
Maintenance lifecycle
Move from maintenance strategy to completed work and measurable improvement.
dMS keeps the full maintenance story connected instead of scattering planning, execution, history and reporting across separate files.
Set strategy
Use maintenance plans, RCM and FMECA information to define appropriate work and controls.
Plan work
Schedule preventive tasks, inspections and recurring requirements against the operation.
Execute
Issue work, assign responsibility and capture labour, materials, findings and completion feedback.
Build history
Retain completed work, failures, examinations and supporting records against the correct equipment.
Improve
Use KPIs, trends and recurring problems to refine maintenance plans and operational decisions.
Flagship capability
Maintenance depth for engineers, planners and artisans.
The dMS CMMS covers the routine work that keeps the plant moving and the engineering controls that improve reliability over time.
Maintenance plans and preventive work
Define recurring work, frequencies, instructions, responsibilities and planned interventions.
Requests and work orders
Control planned and ad hoc work from identification through assignment, execution and feedback.
Equipment register and history
Keep technical information, maintenance activity, documents and lifecycle records attached to the asset.
RCM and FMECA
Support structured reliability analysis, failure thinking and the review of maintenance strategies.
Maintenance KPIs
Turn maintenance activity into visible performance, backlog, completion and equipment trends.
Structural inspection and maintenance management
Capture inspection schedules, findings, supporting evidence and follow-up maintenance as one controlled history.
Connected execution
Maintenance does not stop at the work order.
Materials, mobile execution and production events all affect whether planned work becomes useful equipment history.
- Reserve, issue and record maintenance materials against operational work.
- Give field users access to work orders and equipment detail from mobile devices.
- Capture Production Unit downtime, shift handover and OEE-relevant information closer to the event.
- Connect equipment, personnel and work using barcode or QR-based scanning.
Operational feedback loopPlan → Work → History → Improve
Work controlPlanned and reactive
Material contextIssues and consumption
Production contextDowntime, handover and OEE
Engineering reviewKPI and reliability insight
The wider dMS platform
Maintenance is the foundation. The platform extends across the operation.
Each major solution has its own workflow, records and reporting, while connected implementation reduces repeated capture and fragmented operational history.
Flagship
Maintenance & Reliability
Assets, plans, paper or paperless work orders, RCM/FMECA, KPIs, structural inspections, materials, downtime and OEE-ready production context.
Explore CMMS software → OperationsMaterial Control
Requisitions, receiving, inventory, stores, bills of material, budgets and transactions.
Explore Material Control → SHEHealth & Safety
Incidents, assessments, permits, appointments, legal registers and environment controls.
Explore Health & Safety → QualityQuality Management
Document control, non-conformance, complaints, audits and contracts.
Explore Quality Management → LaboratoryLIMS
Equipment-data imports, samples, specifications, results, trends, COA and exports.
Explore LIMS software → PeopleTraining & Competency
Course planning, profiles, histories, outstanding training, examinations and reports.
Explore Training & Competency → PeopleMedical Station
Authorised person-based medical-station record capture, retrieval and reporting.
Explore Medical Station → ComplianceFirearm Compliance
Employee competency, expiry monitoring and complete firearm stock history.
Explore Firearm Compliance →
Industrial application
One operational platform, configured around the organisation.
dMS supports asset-intensive environments including manufacturing, mining, food production, forestry, laboratories and other operations where maintenance, compliance and traceability matter.
Operational fit
Configure structures, workflows and reporting around the way the site works.
Controlled access
Align access and responsibility with the teams who own each operational record.
Connected traceability
Keep maintenance, laboratory, material and compliance histories visible without flattening specialised workflows into one generic record.
CMMS and LIMS guides
Understand the systems, the workflows and the evidence behind them.
Direct explanations of the core software categories, the records they manage and the controls required in maintenance and accredited laboratory environments.
Maintenance guide
What is a CMMS?
Understand computerised maintenance management systems, core workflows, paper and paperless operation, asset history and maintenance reporting.
Read the CMMS guide → Laboratory guideWhat is a LIMS?
Understand laboratory information management, samples, equipment-data imports, test specifications, results, trends and Certificates of Analysis.
Read the LIMS guide → Accredited laboratory guideLIMS for SANAS-accredited laboratories
See how controlled LIMS workflows can support traceability, instrument-data intake, authorised review, reporting and ISO/IEC 17025-aligned laboratory processes.
Read the SANAS LIMS guide →Common questions
Understand where dMS fits.
The product is broad, but its position is straightforward: engineering-led maintenance first, connected operational control around it.
What is the main dMS product?
Maintenance and Reliability is the flagship dMS solution. It brings assets, maintenance plans, paper-supported or paperless work orders, equipment history, reliability analysis, maintenance KPIs, structural inspection management, materials, downtime and production-performance context together.
Can dMS support more than maintenance?
Yes. The wider platform includes LIMS, Health and Safety, Quality Management, Material Control, Training and Competency, Medical Station records, Firearm Compliance, production utilisation, OEE-supporting operational capture, mobile work and scanning.
Was dMS designed specifically for industrial work?
Yes. Mechanical engineer Willie King began developing dMS in the mid-1990s to manage practical maintenance, production and safety requirements. Years of implementation and refinement shaped the wider platform used today.
Can dMS be configured around an existing operation?
The platform is implemented around the organisation, its assets, responsibilities, workflows and reporting requirements rather than forcing every site into one generic operating pattern.
Practical implementation
Put maintenance and reliability at the centre of operational control.
Discuss the assets, maintenance processes and connected modules your organisation needs to manage.