| Maintenance
methods include:
| Breakdown
Maintenance |
Fixing things when
they break |
| Preventative
Maintenance |
Preventative maintenance
includes both periodic maintenance (at
regular intervals, as with a car) and
Predictive maintenance, which monitors
the condition of parts in order to use
them to the end of their service life |
| Corrective
Maintenance |
Improving equipment
so that preventative maintenance can
be carried out reliably |
| Maintenance
Prevention |
Studying existing
machines and designing out the prevent
failure, make maintenance easier and
prevent defects. |
Total Productive maintenance
draws on the methods above, but is based
on the principles of lean
manufacturing, including 5S,
standard
work, Kaizen
etc. Its main distinction is that the routine
maintenance and minor repairs are carried
out by the operators. This may involve modifying
machinery and equipment to facilitate inspection
and maintenance (making access easy, making
panels transparent etc.)
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