Reduction in the number of failures and length of downtime using autonomous maintenance

Company deploys a system of autonomous maintenance in two key facilities for its production processes: a high tonnage ingot handler for the forging process with hydraulic presses and the rolling mill furnace.

Reduction in the number of handler failures

Reduction in handler downtime

Reduction in the number of furnace failures

Reduction in furnace downtime

NEEDS

To drastically reduce the number of failures and length of downtime with the handler and furnace.
To change the mindset of people in production and maintenance.

IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

Collecting and analysing data at each facility.
Knowledge of the machine equipment.
Preventing deterioration.
Reversing deterioration.
Implementing improvement maintenance.
Extending to other equipment and machines which are bottlenecks in other processes.

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Improving the effectiveness of plant and facilities

Based on people involvement in process control and systematic reduction in breakdowns.

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Organisational design

Organisational design relates to defining the processes, structure and ways of working required to ensure that both individual and collective efforts are focused on those activities designed to help deliver company strategy.