In wastewater treatment, the circular economy depends less on new technology than on the ability to keep existing systems running consistently and without interruption.

As the Spanish Maintenance Association (Asociación Española de Mantenimiento, AEM) approaches its 50th anniversary next year, its focus is firmly on the future. Rather than looking back, the organisation is using the milestone to strengthen recognition of maintenance as a strategic business function that supports industrial competitiveness, resilience and sustainability.

In pharmaceutical manufacturing, where every deviation can have direct consequences for patient safety and product quality, maintenance is not simply a technical discipline. It is a core pillar of the entire production system.

Maintenance know-how is leaving factories faster than it is being written down. The problem is not only fixing the fault; it is keeping what the team learned while fixing it.