Stories of PM: A Comprehensive Primer of Preventive Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is one of those disciplines that everyone agrees is important and almost nobody does well, not because the principles are complicated, but because they rarely get explained in a way that makes them feel real. Joel Levitt takes a different approach entirely, ditching the dry textbook format in favor of a full-color graphic novel that follows real characters navigating real breakdowns in a real factory, resulting in a surprisingly thorough education wrapped inside something that actually holds your attention. This unique approach makes the book an effective resource for preventive maintenance best practices training and preventive maintenance workshop training.

Levitt is unsparing about what PM is not. It isn’t a panicked response, and it certainly isn’t scribbling “checked” on a form without touching the machine. What it is, he argues, is a sustained act of discipline: tightening what vibration has loosened, lubricating what friction is wearing down, and cleaning what grime has been quietly hiding from view.