Practical TPM: Successful Equipment Management at Agilent Technologies

Part I explains the fundamental concepts of TPM, including the six basic principles of TPM, the goals of TPM, cultural changes resulting from TPM, and the keys to successful implementation. Part II — the heart of the book — describes, in step-by-step detail, the evolution of Agilent's TPM program. Each phase is clearly defined and demonstrated; the working tools and systems developed by the Agilent TPM team in the process are discussed at length. To conclude, Part III focuses on developing a vision and a strategy for your own successful TPM program.

Replete with annotated photographs and illustrations documenting Agilent's successful program, Practical TPM: Successful Equipment Management at Agilent Technologies offers an invaluable roadmap to TPM implementation.

The book covers:

• A step-by-step TPM program as implemented at a major US corporation
• The 5-why analysis method
• Examples of one-point lessons
• Using visual controls in a TPM program
• Tools for understanding equipment failures
• Improving machine productivity
• Improvement metrics
• Master checklists and forms
• Developing activity boards
• Appendices containing examples of maintenance training materials

For a PDF file with the preface and table of contents click here.

For a PDF file with the first chapter click here.