Autonomous Maintenance: The powerful 3rd Pillar of TPM

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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