Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a system that involves employees at all levels of an organization to improve the safety and efficiency of production equipment. The goal of TPM is to achieve perfect production, which means no breakdowns, no stops or slow running, and no defects.  The eight pillars of TPM are:  Focused Improvement, Autonomous Maintenance, Quality Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Early Management, Training & Education.  Here are some of the pillars of TPM: Autonomous Maintenance: This is the process of transferring the responsibility for routine maintenance tasks to... Show more

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a system that involves employees at all levels of an organization to improve the safety and efficiency of production equipment. The goal of TPM is to achieve perfect production, which means no breakdowns, no stops or slow running, and no defects. 

The eight pillars of TPM are: 
Focused Improvement, Autonomous Maintenance, Quality Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Early Management, Training & Education. 

Here are some of the pillars of TPM:
Autonomous Maintenance: This is the process of transferring the responsibility for routine maintenance tasks to the operators and training them on how to perform these tasks. The goal is to reduce unplanned downtime and increase operator engagement and ownership.
Planned Maintenance: This looks for the underlying causes of equipment problems and identifies and implements root-cause solutions.
Quality Maintenance: The purpose of quality maintenance is to prevent defective products from being generated. This is achieved through the implementation of standard operating procedures, Poka-Yoke prevention, detection, and also by the use of control charts.
Early Equipment Management: This directs practical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing equipment gained through TPM towards improving the design of new equipment. 
 

Topics include: TPM Vs. TQM, TPM Objectives & Features, TPM Eight Pillars, TPM Development, & TPM Measures.

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