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What is the Total Productive Maintenance - TPM ?

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Question added by Elsharif Kamil , (Director Of Jeddah Branch (Branch Manager , Nebras Habwah Engineering Safety Consultants & Fire Protection
Date Posted: 2015/09/11
احمد محمود احمد  سالمان
by احمد محمود احمد سالمان , CERTIFIED HEAVY EQUIP. MECHANICAL ENGINEER , MANTRAC EGYPT - CAT

THANK YOU EL SHERIF FOR THE QUESTION.,

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance philosophy that requires the total participation of the work force. It was first developed and implemented in Japan. TPM incorporates the skills and availability of all employees to focus on improving the overall effectiveness of a facility. Effectiveness is improved by eliminating the wastage of time and resources. Typically, TPM is a concept that is most easily applied to a manufacturing facility.

Mina Mikhail
by Mina Mikhail , Business Development Consultant , Yehia Abdin co.

Dear El sherif , thank for invitation.

The main objective of TPM is to increase the Overall Equipment Effectiveness of plant equipment. 

OEE has three factors which are multiplied to give one measure called OEEPerformance x Availability x Quality = OEE

Each factor has two associated losses making6 in total , these6 losses are as follows:

Performance = (1) running at reduced speed - (2) Minor Stops

Availability = (3) Breakdowns - (4) Product changeover

Quality = (5) Startup rejects - (6) Running rejects

The objective finally is to identify then prioritize and eliminate the causes of the losses.

By using the total work force you already have either production labor or maintenance labor to maintain this goal all the time.

usually you may need consultant to do this kind of job and to plant culture that always takes time before you can harvest the planned result so be patient.

thanks,

Mina

Hani Sharkas
by Hani Sharkas , Lead Mechanical Engineer , Department of Technical Services

TPM is asystem of maintaining and improving the integrity of production and quality systems

TPM focuses on keeping all equipment in top working condition to aviod delay and breakdown in manufacturing processes

the eight pillars of TPMare 

-Autonomous

-Planned maintainance

-Foucused improvement

--Early equipment mangament

-Quality maintaniace

-Trainning and education

-Manufacturing  support

-Safty healt environment

In industry, total productive maintenance (TPM) is a system of maintaining and improving the integrity of production and quality systems through the machines, equipment, processes, and employees that add business value to an organization.[citation needed]

TPM focuses on keeping all equipment in top working condition to avoid breakdowns and delays in manufacturing processes

TPM fisrt used in Toyota automobile company Undwr

Sathish Prabhu.V
by Sathish Prabhu.V , Manager - Operations & Process Improvement , Revolution Valves

Experts above has defined TPM in a simple way. I need to add one point to it. It is one of the Lean Production technique where wastes are eliminated, Idle time due to breakdowns are reduced, Rejections due to chance causes are eliminated, thereby increasing Overall productivity

Prakash Yallambhotla
by Prakash Yallambhotla , Lead Operations, Shift Leader , MAADEN

 

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a holistic approach to equipment maintenance that strives to achieve perfect production with safe working environment.

The traditional TPM model consists of a5S foundation (Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain) and eight supporting activities.

The eight activities of TPM are mostly focused on proactive and preventative techniques for improving equipment reliability.

 

Fahad Quddus
by Fahad Quddus , Senior Manager Production - Printing , Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015 & 45001:2018 certified)

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is basically a continuous improvement tool/approach. Because of the use of word 'Maintenance', it seems that it is also any maintenance related activity like Preventive or Breakdown maintenance. But actually TPM not only deals with maintenance of system but also it provides us direction for continuous improvement.

TPM includes participation of machine operator rather than maintenance personnel. The basic machine activities written below would be performed by machine operator:

  1. Timely lubrication of machine parts,
  2. Cleaning of sensors/initiators and filters,
  3. Periodical inspection of machine for any abnormal behavior like:
  • Touching the machine for excessive heat or vibration,   
  • Seeing the machine for any leakage, loosening and missing parts,
  • Hearing for any abnormal sound,
  • Smelling for any burning of wires/cables 

The reason of involvement of machine operator rather than maintenance technician in TPM technique is that machine operator is the one who knows best the standard functions of machine and can judge any abnormality of machine more quickly than maintenance personnel. In other words, machine operator is the real owner of machine.

To implement TPM in any organization, it is better to first arrange a training/awareness session for the workforce on shop floor in order to make up their mind and brief them about the benefits of TPM for the organization. 

Joaquim Figueiredo
by Joaquim Figueiredo , Supervisor , HRH, Hoteis Lda

The TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a maintenance concept introduced in Japan in the earlys due to the implementation of productive technique Kanban in company Nippon Denso, the Toyota group. Registered mark Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM), PMS is now a success story, lying implemented in several countries with great results.

The TPM is now a methodology that summarizes the overall efficiency of actions of equipment, and these maximum performance .. This philosophy is a form of maintenance that you want to integrate the participation of all company employees, since the machine operator to the frame highest company.

The TPM is characterized by:

• To maximize the overall efficiency of equipment;

• Encompass the entire life cycle of equipment;

• Participation of technical staff of maintenance and production;

• Participation of all employees of the company;

• increased motivation through voluntary activities.

Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag
by Ahmed Montasser Hasan Ibraheem Farag , Project Manager , Rawafed Tech

Thanks for invitation, and I am really sorry for my late, because I were  had a lot of work.

Omer Salim
by Omer Salim , Production Executive , Pakistan Cables Limited

Total Productive Maintenance is described as

Kaizen good is never enough for continuous improvement

O.E.E to Increase   the efficiency by indicating flaws in system whether crew, machine breakdown, power losses, setup times and material .(it tells you in what efficiency a machine has run against it ideal speed )

Planned Maintenance

Autonomous Maintenance.

Quality Maintenance.

Training of Employers

Safety Environment

 

More over 5S is the foundation of TPM systems

 

TPM is a tool for achieving lean Manufacturing systems

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