Make losses visible
Relate microstops, defects, and reviews to the equipment that creates them.
total productive maintenance
Total productive maintenance:
a shared practice, not a campaign.
TPM works when operators and maintenance teams share signals, standards, and decisions. The goal is not delegating maintenance, but preventing losses before they become normal.
Define verifiable basic care
Turn operator inspections into useful evidence, not context-free checkboxes.
Scale improvements that work
Measure whether each standard reduces loss before extending it across the plant.
TPM does not replace maintenance
Operator participation does not mean moving complex repairs to production. It means detecting, caring for, and communicating conditions before they become failures.
Improvement needs a shared source
If production records a stop on paper while maintenance uses another system, the cause is lost. A common context lets both roles review the same event.
Start with one recurring loss
Choose a frequent microstop or defect, define a standard condition, and measure the result. TPM matures when every cycle leaves a verifiable practice.