Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a comprehensive approach that aims to maximize the efficiency and reliability of industrial equipment by involving all departments of the organization. Developed in Japan in the 1970s, TPM goes beyond simple preventive maintenance, seeking to integrate production management with maintenance to optimize the overall effectiveness of equipment (OEE).

The main pillars of TPM

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TPM is supported by eight fundamental pillars that interrelate to create an environment conducive to operational excellence:

1. Autonomous Maintenance: Operators are trained to carry out simple maintenance tasks, reducing dependence on specialized teams or departments.
2. Planned Maintenance: Maintenance activities are planned, minimizing unscheduled downtime and maximizing equipment availability.
3. Continuous Improvement: The constant quest to improve process efficiency and equipment reliability is encouraged and supported.
4. Education and Training: Employee training is essential to ensure that everyone understands the principles of TPM and that all teams can actively contribute to its implementation.
5. Total Quality Management: TPM is integrated into all stages of production, encouraging equipment to be able to detect and prevent errors during production, thus improving the quality of the process.
6. TPM in Management: Getting all support functions to understand and apply Lean principles to their tasks.
7. Initial Quality Maintenance: Seeking to ensure that equipment maintenance is designed correctly from the outset, minimizing failures and future problems.
8. Safety, Environment, and Hygiene: Prioritizes worker safety and environmental sustainability, ensuring that production takes place ethically and responsibly.

A Powerful Alliance: proGrow & TPM

proGrow simplifies the process of implementing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by empowering operators with intuitive digital tools, allowing them to carry out simple maintenance tasks efficiently, and reducing dependence on specialized teams or production managers.

Through real-time analysis, maintenance planning is no longer an arduous task. Our tool offers advanced scheduling and monitoring capabilities, allowing maintenance teams to structure their activities in advance, minimizing unscheduled downtime.

Integrating TPM with proGrow not only simplifies the implementation of TPM principles but also enhances their benefits. By adopting this integrated approach, companies can keep their equipment in optimal condition, but also create an organizational culture that is efficient, innovative, and focused on operational excellence. 

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