What is TPM?

Total Productive Maintenance — operators share ownership of equipment health.

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is the operating philosophy where production operators share responsibility for equipment health — cleaning, inspecting and lubricating their own machines — while maintenance focuses on technical work and improvement.

Operator rounds catch loose, leaking and noisy conditions early, and autonomous maintenance frees technicians for skilled work. TPM programs track OEE as their headline metric.

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