BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV3I7087,
     title={Overall Equipment Effectiveness Improvement of Annealing Furnace by Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) - A Case Study},
     author={Shailendra Kumar Sahu, Priyanka Gangber, Santosh Kumar Mishra and Shatendra Kumar Sahu},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={3},
     number={7},
     pages={198--203},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV3I7087.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

In manufacturing industry proper maintenance is necessary in order to get maximum production without any loss due to failure of machines or any mechanical parts. Maintenance costs can account for 15-40% of total manufacturing costs. Appropriate maintenance management can help to minimize these costs. Quality and Maintenance of manufacturing systems are closely related functions of any organization. Today’s competitive environment requires more effective equipment management. Total productive maintenance (TPM) and Total Quality Management (TQM) are the new approaches along with other concepts to achieve World Class Manufacturing system. The goal of any TPM program is to advance productivity and quality along with increased employee spirits and job satisfaction. In this paper experience of implementing Total Productive Maintenance is shared and investigated for annealing furnace in Bright Bar shop of an integrated steel plant. Overall Equipment Effectiveness is used as the measure of success of TPM implementation. The various losses linked with the overall equipment effectiveness are determined. The TPM pillars are implemented in order to eliminate losses and to improve productivity. The data before and after TPM implementation were compared. The analysis concludes that focused TPM implementation over a reasonable time period can advantageously contribute towards significant manufacturing performance improvements.

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Annealing Furnace, Equipment Management, TPM Implementation