Often an overlooked component of a lean manufacturing program, proper equipment maintenance is a key to lean manufacturing success. Continuous flow manufacturing will not allow for frequent, unplanned equipment down-time. TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is an excellent method for meeting the demands ...
Total productive maintenance is an approach that consists of training all operators in a manufacturing facility to be able to diagnose when their machinery needs maintenance to help prevent breakdowns and malfunctions. This allows lean manufacturing organizations to keep their equipment running well and ...
As total productive maintenance (TPM) practices mature in the U.S., companies have asked how their equipment engineers fit into TPM. Equipment engineers have a vital role in advanced TPM, because their decisions determine the competitive advantage of products, rates of technological obsolescence of ...
Ideal Cycle Time:The shortest possible time to produce one unit, assuming everything is running perfectly. Planned Production Time:The total time scheduled for production, excluding planned downtime (i.e., maintenance). Fully Productive Time:The actual time during which the equipment is producing ...
Preventive maintenance (PM) is the practice of scheduling maintenance work to prevent failures, plan labor and resources, and maximize uptime and asset life.
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Examples of Lean production methods in use today include SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die), TPM (Total Productive Maintenance), and Kanban, while examples of methodologies used in Lean Manufacturing include Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control). Each of thos...
Is total factor productivity a reliable indicator of a company’s or industry’s performance? Total factor productivity can’t paint a complete picture of a company’s performance because TFP is only an indicator of efficiency. It can show that a company is cost-effective and productive, but ...
personnel. It’s a key pillar of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). However, you will still need to call a maintenance technician for more complex maintenance tasks. The focus is on training operators to perform basic upkeep tasks to simplify the work that maintenance technicians will need to ...
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a maintenance metric for better understanding the efficiency and productivity of assets and systems.