Visual Workplace for Lean Enterprises

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Total Productive Maintenance, also known as TPM, is becoming an increasingly popular approach in lean manufacturing.

Manufacturers know that reliable production processes are critical to their operations. As a result, the focus of equipment maintenance is shifting from fixing breakdowns to maximizing uptime and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). This approach is the essence of total productive maintenance.

To learn more, visit our TPM training section

Types of Total Productive Maintenance Visuals:

Lubrication Visuals - Equipment Reliability - Visual Workplace

Lubrication Visuals
Lubrication errors (both under and over lubrication) are one of the major causes of equipment failures. To maximize OEE, ensure employees can easily find lube point, readily detect the proper levels, and correctly apply the right amount of lubricant at the appropriate time.

Inspection Visuals - Equipment Reliability and Maintenance Inspection Visuals
Total productive maintenance visuals make it easy for operators or anyone in the plant to quickly detect operating abnormalities and emerging failures before they happen.

Equipment Identification for Workplace Organization

Speed Troubleshooting & Repair
Include "to" and "from" information on equipment ID labels to make it easier to trace lines in electrical and piping systems.

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Storeroom Management - Visual Workplace

Storeroom Management
Up to 25% of downtime is taken up with parts-related issues: going to get parts, looking for the right part, ordering parts, etc. Visuals can greatly simplify these tasks, resulting in faster turnaround, lower inventory costs and improved overall equipment effectiveness.

Predictive Maintenance - Visual Workplace Predictive Maintenance
Use visuals to ensure that vibration, ultrasound and infrared measurements are taken at the exact same spot each time - no matter who takes the reading – to ensure comparable data over time.

Want to learn how to create your own total productive maintenance visuals on site? Visit our TPM equipment page for more info on specific TPM printing systems and software.
 

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