Every productive company relies on machines and equipment to
carry the production process. It is nearly impossible now to meet the demands
of the market without these engineering marvels. However, these complex machines need intensive care and regular
inspection to lead such robust manufacturing schedule. A factory commonly goes
with difficulty at the time when equipment breakdown. One way to minimize the
possibilities of any breakdown within company is to implement Total Productive
Maintenance TPM program for the equipment at every level.
What is TPM?
Basically, Total Productive Maintenance or TPM is a mechanism
that applies to machine to ensure its function to full potential and decrease
breakdowns. It aims to eradicate every waste or loss resulting in a big profit
to the company. There are two assets of production in any organization,
employees and machines. TPM focuses to create harmony between both for optimum
result.
Myths about TPM
TPM has been around the industry for over two decades yet it
is not very well known. Many of the organizations have several myths about TPM
which is surely a hurdle in between their success. Let us discuss about such
myths.
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TPM
is not all about operator equipment maintenance
In Total Productive Maintenance, we aim to take care of the
equipment and maintain it for proper usage. But it’s not all about an operator
regularly checking the machines and equipment. There are some other big tasks
to commit such as training development of workers to repair equipment, solid
maintenance practices and equipment improvements in which one has to regularly
update the tools.
One champion is enough
This system has a concept of TPM champion. In this there is
specific person within organization, which has inherited skills to run the
organization within the scope of TPM. It can make teams and command them to
according to values of TPM but he is certainly not enough to do a change on
vast scale. There must be team work and good coalition. We need to appoint
champions at every level for example floor maintenance champion who will be
responsible for every task on the floor rather than a single champion.
Loads of Workshops and theories is capable of change
Certainly not for sure, TPM is a long process which holds
various tools. Different workshops and theories at a time could create
confusion. It is important to have strategies and planning for executing TPM.
One should proceed step by step rather than simultaneously applying the
complete process.
TPM ensures the quality and quantity of the end product.
Fewer breakdowns means the quantity and high end performance of machines means
good quality products. It is such a wondrous system which can completely turn
around the fate of your organization
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