In step 1 in Total Productive Maintenance is a Total Cleaning. The Objective: Focus of step 1 in Total Productive Maintenance is to clean all the dust and dirtiness at machine or equipment. Whereby the most important is the Operator must touch the machine (not by somebody else) in order for him to understand what [...]
Surfing around the internet few days ago, as I think a lot about total productive maintenance and is it good as they says. Then I found an article about TPM and how it is important in most plants. It is quite old article but very interesting information. I’m not just talking small plant but they [...]
Total Productive Maintenance or so called TPM has been implemented around the world for many years, especially in Japan, Asia and US. In order to compete among each other, a company is very much interested to implement Total Productive Maintenance to ensure their daily production at maximum output. However, not every plant was successful in [...]
Definition of TPM. Total Productive Maintenance or so called TPM is a maintenance system applies to a machine in order to make it running or function at optimum as required. The total productive maintenance system is implemented by a small group consist of 5~6 members for a number of machines and area. Most important TPM [...]
As I mention before in my previous Total Productive Maintenance article, there are 7 main factors that contribute to machines breakdown. In this article I would like to share how this can be minimized. In Total Productive Maintenance there 5 main agenda or actions that put into focus in order to ensure the machines arerunning as required. The [...]
Several software companies design programs for preventive maintenance. Most of the preventive maintenance software companies produce programs for facilities and businesses. Because many programs are adaptable, they can be used for different types of facilities. Some of the best know preventive maintenance software companies are SMGlobal, Inc., Sigma Data Systems, Inc., and Smartware Group. SMGlobal, [...]
