180.000 €/year estimated total savings

80% reduction in lost-hours due to breakdowns

Increase in production capacity: 24,000 pieces/year

Increase in maintenance operator available hours of 500 hours/year per production line

NEEDS

To bring production and maintenance together:
- Lack of visibility of maintenance operations.
- Deterioration of critical machinery.
To share responsibility for maintenance.
To increase the competences of production personnel.
To reduce the breakdown rate of the four critical production lines.

IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

Launching the project and selecting the implementation areas.
Basic training for the four improvement teams.
Deploying autonomous maintenance in four stages:
- Knowledge of machinery.
- Preventing forced deterioration.
- Reversing natural deterioration.
- Maintaining improvements.
Monthly monitoring of implementation.
Submitting results and conclusions to Management.

Related methodologies

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Improving the effectiveness of plant and facilities

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