Total productive maintenance (TPM): Key to production effectiveness

Level Specialist Duration 1 day

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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) aims to:

Maintain equipment in good working condition
Extend equipment working life by slowing deterioration
Develop employee skills to operate and maintain equipment competently
Ensure safe operation and servicing of equipment by employees
Ensure equipment is able to function in all areas critical to quality
Reduce machine downtime due to equipment maintenance and repair
Guide the organization to select/modify equipment to match their operational needs

This one day training course will provide you with a good overview of the concepts and practical approaches for implementing an effective TPM program. It provides an introduction to the eight pillars of TPM and the TPM implementation roadmap. You will also learn how to identify production losses due to low Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and establish appropriate action plans.

How will I benefit

Upon completion of this training, you will be able to :

Initiate a maintenance improvement program
Understand equipment losses and take preventive actions
Establish a company-wide implementation plan
Improve machine downtime and enhance productivity
Develop autonomous teams with ownership and commitment, and form improvement teams

Our experienced tutors have practical application of the subject matter, enabling them to understand and meet your specific industry requirements.

- Understand the origin and development of TPM, and its purpose and impact
- Define the difference between conventional maintenance versus the world class approach to maintenance that is TPM
- An overview of TPM’s eight pillars
- Comprehend the eight major equipment losses
- Capture the correlation between equipment losses and OEE
- Have an overview of the implementation roadmap
Management, engineers, maintenance and production professionals responsible for the development, implementation and/or improvement of the maintenance management system and enhancing production capacities in an organization.

Special note for automotive industry manufacturers: Organizations that intend to implement TPM specifically to be certified to IATF 16949:2016 should attend Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) for IATF 16949:2016.
- Training pack (training materials, BSI pen, training course note)
- Lunch
- Refreshments
On completion, you will be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.

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