Physical exercise can improve a person’s health and keep away diseases. It is part of a healthy routine to exercise regularly. In this way, one can remain in a healthy state. This principle also applies to machines. TPM approach of Autonomous maintenance is quite similar to a regular workout for the machines. Regular cleaning, inspection and lubrication helps the operator to maintain the machine in the ideal condition to perform well and produce good results.

A healthy routine can sometimes be disturbed by unforeseen problems and it requires a doctor to eradicate them. Similarly, when the machine is not functioning properly in spite of consolidating the routine with autonomous maintenance, the maintenance staff looks for the problem and takes steps for restoring the machine to optimum condition. Autonomous maintenance continually improves machine performance. In turn, this leads to the increased overall productivity, profitability and efficiency of the organization. These are the direct benefits of following TPM Processes.
This simple analogy can help clearly understand the benefits and importance of regular machine maintenance activities.