Total productive maintenance

Concept

A maintenance approach from Japan in which operators and maintenance staff together keep equipment in good condition, aiming at no breakdowns, no defects and no accidents. It is closely tied to OEE.

Descrizione

Total productive maintenance, or TPM, treats maintenance as a task for the whole plant and not only for a maintenance department. Operators take over simple daily care, such as cleaning, inspecting, lubricating and tightening, which is known as autonomous maintenance. Specialists focus on planned maintenance, repairs that remove the root cause and improvements to the equipment itself.

The goal is often summed up as zero breakdowns, zero defects and zero accidents. TPM is usually organised in pillars, and its main measure is OEE, which shows losses from stops, slow running and defects. The method grew in Japan after the 1960s and is part of many lean and operational excellence programmes. 5S is often the first step, because a clean and ordered machine shows problems early.

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-11