Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) & Equipment Reliability
Core Philosophy
Operator ownership with the mindset of "I care for my equipment."
Key Objective
Zero Breakdowns, Zero Defects, and Zero Accidents.
Primary Metric
Maximization of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness).
TPM Pillars & Implementation Strategies
Autonomous Maintenance (Jishu Hozen): Operators taking responsibility for cleaning, lubrication, and basic inspections,
Planned Maintenance: Preventing unplanned downtime through periodic and predictive maintenance methodologies,
Focused Improvement (Kobetsu Kaizen): Solving chronic equipment issues using multidisciplinary problem-solving teams,
Education & Training: Developing technical competency matrices for maintenance and production staff,
Early Equipment Management: Designing for high maintainability and efficiency during the investment phase of new machinery.
TPM Lexicon
Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Quality Maintenance, Kobetsu Kaizen, Training & Development, Office TPM, Safety & Environment, Early Management, OEE, MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures), MTTR (Mean Time to Repair), Breakdown Elimination, 5S Integration.