TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

Total Productive Maintenance is a methodology that involves operators in caring for their own equipment — cleaning, inspection and minor maintenance — to maximise uptime and quality. It aims for zero breakdowns, defects and accidents through shared ownership.

TPM shifts maintenance from a purely specialist activity to a shared responsibility, with operators performing autonomous maintenance and teams pursuing continuous improvement. It is closely tied to OEE as the headline metric, and is a foundation of lean manufacturing in process and discrete plants alike.

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