Total Productive Maintenance

TPM stands for “Total Productive Maintenance” and builds a close relationship between Maintenance and Productivity, showing how good care and up-keep of equipment will result in higher productivity. It is a philosophy of continuous improvement that creates a sense of ownership in the operator(s) of each machine as well as in their supervisor. It is a process of maintenance management that empowers the organization with a progressive, continuous philosophy of enabling all manpower resources to work together to accomplish the mutual goal of manufacturing efficiency. TPM collaborates maintenance and production activities, includes participation of all employees, helps in producing consistently high quality goods and reduces major types of losses. TPM is an innovative maintenance strategy to optimize equipment effectiveness and eliminate equipment breakdowns TPM establishes a thorough system of Preventive Maintenance for the equipment’s entire life span. TPM aims to promote and achieve zero breakdowns, zero defects, zero accidents and zero wastes. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a key factor, which is used to measure the effectiveness of TPM implementation in any organization.