A Survey on Data Mining for Data-Driven Industrial Assets Maintenance

This survey presents a comprehensive review of data-driven approaches for industrial asset maintenance, emphasizing the use of data mining and machine learning techniques, including deep learning, for condition-based and predictive maintenance. It examines 534 references from 1995 to 2023, along with three additional articles from 2024 on natural language processing and large language models in industrial maintenance. The study categorizes two main techniques, four specialized approaches, and 27 methodologies, resulting in over 100 variations of algorithms tailored to specific maintenance needs for industrial assets. It details the data types utilized in the industrial sector, with the most frequently mentioned being time series data, event timestamp data, and image data. The survey also highlights the most frequently referenced data mining algorithms, such as the proportional hazard model, expert systems, support vector machines, random forest, autoencoder, and convolutional neural networks. Additionally, the survey proposes four level classes of asset complexity and studies five asset types, including mechanical, electromechanical, electrical, electronic, and computing assets. The growing adoption of deep learning is highlighted alongside the continued relevance of traditional approaches such as shallow machine learning and rule-based and model-based techniques. Furthermore, the survey explores emerging trends in machine learning and related technologies, identifies future research directions, and underscores their critical role in advancing condition-based and predictive maintenance frameworks.