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The program is designed to help participants realize the importance of optimizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) - equipment availability; actual output compared to standard and the quality level of the output; how to improve equipment OEE through reducing breakdowns and minor stoppages; restoring efficiency; eliminating quality defects.  At the end of the program, participants should be able to identifyopportunities for Total Productive Maintenence (TPM) in their company, and apply a range of tools and techniques for improving OEE.

Elements covered include:

  • Introduction to TPM
  • Why TPM
  • Aims of TPM
  • Setting goals, targets, and policy for successful TPM
  • Identification of areas of waste and losses
  • Calculating and measuring OEE
  • Small group activities, autonomous maintenance and focused improvement
  • Forced versus Natural deterioration
  • Understanding contaminates and sources of contaminates
  • Identifying continous improvement activities
  • Identifying the "Six" big losses
  • Understanding the 5 pillars of TPM
  • Integrating TPM with 5S and Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
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      For questions regarding the program, please contact Pamela Zablonski, Training and Consulting Manager at 716-888-8493 or email at zablonsp@canisius.edu.

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