Benefits of TPM

1. Less Unplanned maintenance time

unplanned maintenance

The TPM approach is heavily oriented around employee empowerment and encourages employees to take ownership of their machinery which in turn increases production uptime.

TPM allocates the jobs traditionally completed by maintenance personal to all plant personnel. That way every one is responsible for machinery and equipment upkeep. A TPM regime will typically have operators carry out basic manufacturing maintenance duties and cleaning regimes, and encourages a proactive attitude toward spotting issues. This frees up maintenance staff to perform more value adding tasks.

Aerospace industry supplier MRC bearings were able to achieve almost a 98 percent reduction in unplanned maintenance hours within eight months of introducing a TPM programme. A major TPM event would involve cleaning, inspecting, lubricating and performing corrective work on a piece of machinery, after which the entire machine was painted.

2. A safer work environment

safe work environment

The TPM model is made up of a 5S foundation ensuring all workspaces are sorted, ordered, clean and standardized at all time, and eight supporting activities, all of which result is in a safer workplace.

At its simplest this focus on 5S and continous upkeep of machinery results in clean, healthy machines that are less likely to have loose ball bearings, lubricant leakage, or issues hidden under layers of grime. Plus, as dirty work environments present the most risk of injury in industrial settings, a simple cleaning regime can do wonders for safety

In addition workplace incidents that occure due to disorderliness for example tools in wrong place, incorrect machine setup are reduced. TPM activities also focus on layout and flow of product. Minimizing movement and clutter and maximizing product flow through floor design will reduce safety risks.

3. Increased quality output

One of TPM’s supporting activities or pillars is Quality maintenance, which integrates quality improvements into the production process. This approach has been shown to drastically improve quality and customer satisfaction

In one initiative of many, the company identified where defects are accuring within the production process, and assigned quality component tasks for each point in production. This diagram shows the checkpoints and tasks that were assigned

As a result, the company experienced increased quality quality output and zero customer complaint rating. Achieving its core focus of delighting customers

4. Proven impact

TPM’s major goal of achieving perfect production is measured using an Overall Equipment Effectiveness(OEE)score-the gold star standard for rating manufacturing productivity. Applicable to both discrete and process production settings, OEE makes it easier to improve because it quickly identifies loss areas, benchmarks progress and improves equipment productivity.

Milan Tomic

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