Total Productive Maintenance

Identify and prevent costly equipment breakdowns before they occur with TPM This results-oriented guide is the culmination of thirty years' real-world, factory floor experience. Short on theory and long on practice, this resource provides maintenance engineers and supervisors with a solid framework for operational strategies along with day-to-day management and training techniques that enable them to identify and address problems before they occur. Arranged in a logical, user-friendly format, Total Productive Maintenance shows readers how to define and evaluate their existing programs and integrate them with reliability centered maintenance and time and condition based maintenance. The author also provides a wealth of practical case-studies, and action plans for solving everyday maintenance problems. Learn how to: bull; bull;Identify and address major equipment-related problems bull;Incorporate proven techniques and methods for implementation bull;Accomplish actual TPM implementation with measurable results bull;Integrate TPM with other maintenance management programs CONTENT THAT DELIVERS PROVEN STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR KEEPING EQUIPMENT RUNNING AT PEAK EFFICIENCY: * The Pillars of TPM * TPM and Lean Manufacturing * TPM -- Basic, Use, and Ideal Conditions * TPM -- Analyzing and Categorizing the Failure Data * Fault Analysis: A Few Ways to Help Find Root Causes * SMED -- Single Minute Exchange of Die * Integration Tips and Techniques * RCM -- Reliability Centered Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance * Time and Condition Based Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance * Six Sigma: A High Level of AppreciationBorris, Steve is the author of 'Total Productive Maintenance ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780071467339 and ISBN 0071467335.