Total Productive Maintenance - TPM

Total Productive Maintenance supports both production and maintenance efforts to minimize downtime and increase equipment reliability by involving all employees in the process.

Total Productive Maintenance TPM

Why TPM - Total Productive Maintenance?

Modern manufacturing companies face the challenge of minimizing downtime and maximizing machine efficiency. Unfortunately, the lack of employee engagement in maintenance and the absence of systematic upkeep lead to unplanned breakdowns, increased repair costs, and a loss of productivity. As a result, machines are not used optimally, and the company loses its competitive edge.

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) enables the creation and maintenance of an integrated maintenance system that involves all employees—from operators to technical staff. The goal of TPM is to develop the skills for autonomous maintenance (TPM AM) by machine operators and planned maintenance (TPM PM) by specialists, which minimizes the risk of breakdowns, extends equipment life, and increases production efficiency.

Benefits of TPM - Total Productive Maintenance

You will build a system that enables proactive machine maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime and increasing equipment availability.
You will improve production efficiency and product quality through the engagement of all employees in maintenance activities.
You will foster a culture of safety awareness, which will contribute to reducing workplace accidents.
You will extend the lifespan of equipment and machinery through consistent and effective maintenance practices.
You will decrease maintenance costs by preventing major failures through regular, planned interventions.

KEY ASPECTS TPM - Total Productive Maintenance

Ability to create maintenance and machine upkeep standards

Ability to engage employees in autonomous maintenance (TPM AM)

Understanding and ability to manage planned maintenance activities (TPM PM)

Ability to manage the process of implementing and sustaining the TPM system

Why should we be your partner in implementing Total Productive Maintenance?

For over 15 years, we have been supporting companies in Poland and abroad in implementing TPM, achieving an average OEE improvement of more than 10%.
We have implemented TPM programs globally in the automotive industry – across 60 plants on 4 continents.
We combine TPM with TWI – as the only organization in Poland, we integrate TPM standardization with the Training Within Industry method, supporting training for tasks that are difficult to replicate.
We share knowledge – we are the authors of dozens of articles and a book on work standardization, including in the area of TPM.
We apply our original Lean Maintenance method to identify critical machines in production processes.
We implement Planned Maintenance in cooperation with maintenance departments across various industries.
We work with industry practitioners – maintenance directors and experts with many years of hands-on experience.
Our team includes PhD-level technical experts in mechanics and machine design, who provide strong academic and practical support for our projects.
We leverage artificial intelligence through our KaizenUp application to improve OEE.
We have also developed a dedicated application for the digitalization of TPM instructions – etwi.io.

Case Study – Implementation of VSM and FLP in the Furniture Industry

Case Study03/18/2025

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What does the cooperation look like?

Preparation

Assessment of the current state, Determining the area of activities of the first team, establishing KPIs, Building a communication strategy, Introductory meetings for the management staf

Pratical workshops

Practical workshops directly on the processes of your organization. Cooperation and coaching for the implementation team. Constant communication and problem solving.