A comprehensive understanding of Total Productive Maintenance, an approach for improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime and maximizing overall operational efficiency.
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The Certified TPM Professional program provides a comprehensive understanding of Total Productive Maintenance, a proven approach for improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and maximizing overall operational efficiency.
The course covers key TPM pillars, including autonomous maintenance, planned maintenance, and continuous improvement, helping organizations enhance productivity, reduce losses, and create a culture of proactive maintenance and operational excellence.
Fifteen topics, grouped into four parts from foundations to implementation.
Breakdowns, Accidents and Defects are what TPM works to bring down to zero.
The eight pillars are the structure of a TPM program. The course covers each pillar and its methodology.
Operators handle basic care: cleaning, inspection, lubrication and early detection of abnormalities.
Maintenance scheduled in advance to prevent breakdowns.
Targeted Kaizen that removes specific equipment losses.
Controlling equipment conditions that affect quality, to prevent defects.
Using lessons from existing equipment when designing and starting up new equipment.
Building the skills operators and maintenance teams need.
Working towards zero accidents and a safe, healthy workplace.
Applying TPM thinking to administrative and support functions.
5S is commonly treated as the foundation of TPM. Pillar names vary slightly between sources: Office TPM is also called Administrative TPM, and Early Equipment Management is also called Early Management.
OEE shows how much of your planned production time is fully productive: running, at the right speed, and making good units. It is the product of three factors, and each is reduced by specific losses.
Run time ÷ Planned production timeReduced by stops: breakdowns and setup & adjustment.(Ideal cycle time × Total units) ÷ Run timeReduced by running slower than ideal: minor stops and reduced speed.Good units ÷ Total unitsReduced by rejects: production rejects and startup rejects.The values are an example. Enter figures for one machine and one shift. Planned production time excludes breaks and planned shutdowns. Stop time covers longer stops such as breakdowns, setup and adjustment. Short minor stops show up as lower Performance.
TPM is a proactive approach to equipment maintenance that involves operators, maintenance teams, and management in preventing breakdowns, improving reliability, and maximizing equipment effectiveness.
The 8 pillars are Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, Quality Maintenance, Early Equipment Management, Training & Education, Safety, Health & Environment, and Office TPM.
TPM helps organizations reduce breakdowns, minimize downtime, improve equipment reliability, increase productivity, and maintain consistent product quality.
Autonomous Maintenance allows operators to take responsibility for basic equipment care, such as cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and identifying abnormalities early.
TPM improves Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by reducing breakdowns, speed losses, and quality defects. This helps increase equipment availability, performance, and productivity.
Preventive maintenance mainly focuses on scheduled equipment servicing, while TPM takes a broader approach by involving the entire workforce in equipment care, improvement, and reliability.
TPM can help reduce unplanned downtime and maintenance costs, improve equipment life and productivity, enhance quality, and create greater ownership among employees.
TPM is valuable for maintenance professionals, production teams, engineers, quality professionals, supervisors, and manufacturing leaders. At Intelligence Quality (IQ), TPM training focuses on practical application, helping professionals understand how to implement TPM principles and improve equipment performance.
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