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Planned Maintenance Indicators: A Guide to Improved Equipment Reliability

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Effective maintenance is critical to the success of any manufacturing operation. It helps to keep equipment running smoothly, reduces downtime, and improves overall productivity. One of the key components of effective maintenance is planned maintenance, which involves scheduling regular maintenance activities in advance to prevent equipment failures and minimize downtime. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of planned maintenance indicators and how they can help to improve equipment reliability. What are Planned…

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Total Productive Maintenance

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Introduction Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance strategy involving all employees in maintaining and improving equipment performance. It was first developed by the Japanese manufacturing company Nippondenso in the 1970s and has since been adopted by many organizations worldwide. The goal of TPM is to optimize equipment performance by involving all employees in the maintenance process and continuously improving the equipment’s efficiency and effectiveness. Background TPM is based on the idea that equipment is…

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