Equipment Health Check

With the Equipment Health Check, you benefit from manufacturer-level service expertise and full transparency over your system’s condition. Our service engineers systematically inspect mechanical, electrical, and software components according to OEM standards. The result: early risk detection, higher equipment availability, and reduced unplanned downtime – for safe, stable, and efficient operation.

The FOERSTER Equipment Health Check delivers a comprehensive, OEM-certified assessment of your system – precisely documented and tailored to your operating environment. Our experienced FOERSTER service engineers inspect safety functions, mechanics, electrics, control systems, as well as software and data backup. Where applicable, test sensor technology, environmental conditions, and magnetic fields are also evaluated.

After completion, you receive a structured service report including clear recommendations for action, preventive maintenance measures, and guidance on spare and wear parts. Optional operator training needs can also be assessed.

The Equipment Health Check can optionally be included within the FOERSTER Business Solutions Portfolio – for example as an add-on to a calibration contract. In this case, the Health Check is carried out automatically at the agreed intervals by FOERSTER service engineers, ensuring continuous condition monitoring, early risk detection, and consistently high equipment availability.

Your advantages at a glance

  • True 360° equipment condition overview powered by FOERSTER Service expertise
  • Early detection of risks and wear through OEM-level inspections
  • Improved production planning reliability based on transparent system assessments
  • Reduced downtime thanks to timely part replacement and targeted service actions
  • Increased system availability and operational stability for long-term performance
  • Clear transparency through a structured condition report with concrete recommendations for action, enabling fast decisions and sustainable operational reliability.

Scope of services in detail

  1. 1

    Safety & basic functions

    Inspection of all emergency stop systems, protective devices, safety covers and guards, as well as visual checks of warning labels and signage for completeness and readability.

  2. 2

    Mechanics & structural integrity

    Assessment of corrosion, material fatigue and cracking, verification of all bolted connections, and analysis of play and wear on moving assemblies.

  3. 3

    Electrical systems, controls & power supply

    Inspection of mains connections and cabling, verification of the control unit (including HMI), functional testing of relevant sensors and actuators, and evaluation of emergency power supply.

  4. 4

    Test sensor technology & signal quality
    (if applicable)

    Condition check of test probes, inspection of coupling media, assessment of reference materials, and evaluation of signal quality using reference measurements.

  5. 5

    Software, data & environmental conditions

    Verification of software version and error history, backup integrity checks, and measurement of temperature, humidity, and power supply stability.

  6. 6

    Magnetic fields, spare parts & training needs

    Measurement of relevant MAG/EMAG field limits, assessment of spare and wear parts including stocking recommendations, and evaluation of operator know-how with tailored training proposals.