Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Pillar Overview

Autonomous Maintenance Overview:

• TPM Foundation: Autonomous maintenance is a core component within Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), aiming to engage equipment operators in daily maintenance activities.
• Operator Involvement: Operators play a crucial role in basic daily maintenance, ensuring optimal equipment conditions and aiding smooth plant operations.
• Shift in Responsibility: It shifts the responsibility of basic equipment care from the maintenance department to equipment operators.
• Equipment Conditions: Focuses on maintaining basic conditions to prevent accelerated deterioration, emphasizing the difference between basic and optimal equipment conditions.

Objectives and Benefits:

• Optimizing Equipment: Aims to gradually improve equipment from basic to optimal conditions, boosting operational speed and quality.
• Human Perspective: Beyond equipment care, emphasizes removing barriers, clarifying responsibilities, and fostering a proactive mindset among team members.
• Cooperation and Responsibility: Encourages cooperation between production and maintenance departments, clarifying roles and responsibilities.

Implementation Strategies:

• Structured Approach: Implements simple, structured routines for daily checks, cleaning, and lubrication to prevent equipment deterioration.
• Team Engagement: Involves activities such as TPM Activity Boards, small group activities, and one-point lessons to engage and educate team members.
• Daily Activities: Highlights three key daily activities—maintenance tasks for basic conditions, sensory inspection, and prompt escalation of identified issues.

Impact and Evolution:

• Shift to Proactive Maintenance: Aims to detect abnormalities early, shifting the focus from reactive maintenance to planned maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Professional Maintenance Role: Emphasizes the role of maintenance staff in supporting and educating operators, enabling them to establish and sustain autonomous maintenance activities.

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