Autonomous Maintenance


​Autonomous Maintenance (AM) forms a key pillar of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and is a step by step improvement process that aims to prevent the deterioration of production processes and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

Autonomous Maintenance activities drive personnel-led continuous improvement by:

  • Enabling operators to discover problems in production equipment / processes by establishing daily routines of cleaning and inspection

  • Teaching operators / personnel more about the equipment / processes problems that can occur, as well as how to detect and report them

  • Establishing a partnership between operators, maintenance, and engineering towards improving and sustaining equipment / process performance & reliability

  • Establishing ownership for equipment / process preventive maintenance in order to reinforce a sense of pride in the workplace

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