Category: TPM

OEE Formula   Your OEE calculation is based on a composite of the six big losses of your equipment broken down into three main areas; Availability, performance and quality. It is a very simple calculation in reality; OEE = Availability% x Performance% x Quality%   OEE (Overall Equipment effectiveness) is the main performance measure that… Continue reading OEE Calculation

What is OEE? OEE or Overall equipment effectiveness is a performance measure that reflects the health of your process or machine, it is a composite measure that is calculated from your machines availability, performance and the quality of output and expressed as a percentage. OEE is a very important measure within Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)… Continue reading OEE

What is Preventive Maintenance Preventative or preventive maintenance is a simple method to ensure that you get reliable and efficient performance from you plant and equipment within your organization. It is important to ensure that machinery does not break down when you need it most and this simple maintenance program will help you to achieve… Continue reading Preventive Maintenance

What is Predictive Maintenance Predictive maintenance uses a number of tools and techniques to monitor the condition of your machines and equipment to predict when problems are going to occur by identifying the symptoms of wear and other failures. Also known as reliability centered maintenance and condition base maintenance it seeks to make our maintenance… Continue reading Predictive Maintenance

Development of TPM Total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the foundation blocks of any lean manufacturing implementation; after all it is not possible to improve our processes if we cannot rely on our equipment and machines. Combined with 5S; TPM provides a firm foundation on which to build sustainable improvements to our business. After… Continue reading What is TPM

What is Autonomous Maintenance Autonomous maintenance is “independent” maintenance carried out by the operators of the machines rather than by dedicated maintenance technicians. This is core concept of TPM or Total productive maintenance, much like TQM (total quality management), TPM gives more responsibility and authority to the operators and releases the technical personnel to do… Continue reading Autonomous Maintenance

What is TPM Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a lean manufacturing tool that seeks to improve the reliability and efficiencies of our equipment and machines by utilizing everyone in the organization to tackle what are known as the six big losses measured through the performance indicator known as OEE or Overall Equipment Effectiveness; Breakdowns Setup… Continue reading Total Productive Maintenance; Implementing a TPM Program