Autonomous Maintenance

Operators should look after their equipment Autonomous maintenance aims to create a scenario where all operators look after their equipment, carrying out routine checks, oiling and greasing, replacing parts, doing simple repairs, spotting problems at an early stage, checking precision, and so on. Operators need to understand their equipment Autonomous…

Getting to Level 3 of Total Productive Maintenance will require a LOT OF hard work, but it’s doable. Listed below is a 20-Step process on how to get there, steps 1-12 are part of Level 1 (Excellent Factory), steps 13-17 – Level 2 (Excellent Supply Chain) and finally, steps 18-20…

1. Autonomous Maintenance: the Basic Approach 1.1 What is Autonomous Maintenance? (1) Operators should look after their own equipment Autonomous Maintenance aims to create a scenario where all operators look after their own equipment, carrying out routine checks, oiling and greasing, replacing parts, doing simple repairs, spotting problems at an…

2.5 Step 4: General Inspection 2.5.1 Aims In Autonomous Maintenance Steps 1 to 3, the emphasis is on eliminating forced deterioration and sustaining basic conditions. Operators search out and eliminate equipment abnormalities, institute countermeasures against contamination sources and hard-to-access areas, and develop provisional cleaning, checking and lubricating standards. Thanks to…