Applying Total Productive Maintenance for Machinery Failure Prevention and Optimal Performance

Abstract

The functional Total Productive Maintenance TPM role of holding emergency and unscheduled maintenance to barest minimum and reduce the amount of reactive maintenance which affects productivity in terms of cost and performance; using Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as key quantifiable performance indicator to determine machinery performance as measuring tool. To achieve optimal level, industries should do the right thing; use Maintainability, Availability and Safety enshrined (TPM) policy and do it right by ensuring that right competences are available. Furthermore, applying the never-ending improvement cycle: Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) alongside will enable identify problem areas, to apply the policy to avoid premature replacement cost, maintain steady production capabilities and prevent systems failure and its components deterioration.

Keywords: application, maintenance, failure prevention, performability, productivity, safety.

DOI: 10.7176/IEL/13-1-04

Publication date: February 28^th 2023