Autonomous Maintenance: The powerful 3rd Pillar of TPM
Autonomous
maintenance is an important TPM
initiative that works in many areas to standardize maintenance activities such
as cleaning, inspection and lubrication. It also lays emphasis on the correct
method of conducting this programme in an organization. Visual inspection of
machine components and listing all the checks that need to be done in that
regard are also part of autonomous maintenance. This constitutes an overall
improvement in the functioning of the organization.
Improvement in
terms of organizing raw material, work-in-process, tools, dies and maintenance
equipment and creating standards for their safe upkeep is necessary. It is a
regular practice that needs to be perfected and maintained at the required
level to continue improvement. Autonomous maintenance is an ongoing process in
any organization which improves the overall productivity and efficiency. It presents opportunities for excelling in
manufacturing and reducing defects while maintaining safety standards. By
following this methodology, a company can become more profitable, generate less
waste, improve quality, control costs and bring orderliness in the system. It
also supports improvement of MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) by keeping
accurate records of the machine maintenance activities. Standardization of
autonomous maintenance leads the way to operational
excellence.
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