TPM
Quality Maintenance. Part 1
What is Quality Maintenance? The Basic Philosophy of Quality Maintenance The 4 Ms – the Determinants of Quality Prerequisites for Promoting Quality Maintenance Developing Quality Maintenance (A 10-Step Procedure)
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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…
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AM Step 1 Objectives Machine Reliability: Prevent Forced Deterioration Restore Latent Defects in Equipment Identify Source of Contaminants Skill Up: Understand machine Structures & Function Activity – Go to the Genba (Actual Place!): 1. Deep Cleaning 2. Discover Potential Problems Fuguai 3. Tagging 4. Tentative Action for SOC 5. Routine…
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AM Step 2: Countermeasures for SOCs & HTAs Objective: Countermeasures for SOCs and HTAs Stated in other words: Prevent causes of dust, dirt, and leakageImprove places that are difficult to clean, inspect, and lubricateReduce the time required for cleaning, inspection, and lubrication AM Step 2 Sub-sections Step 2 Activities: Countermeasures…
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