TPM

Equipment maintenance can be defined as preventing machines from breaking down by selecting what type of maintenance should be used on which parts of which machines, formulating maintenance standards, and then systematically maintaining and controlling the machines in accordance with a maintenance calendar.

It is absolutely essential for management to clearly identify and fully understand the problems in the management system and the precise structure of the vicious circles it generates, before taking any action to reduce the number of equipment failures.

It is essential for the production and maintenance departments to work closely together if the maintenance program is to go ahead smoothly.

A machine will eventually stop working properly, even if the only subject to natural deterioration unless action is taken before a certain limit is reached.