Training and applying TPM at VEAM company

TPM is a maintenance technique, including a new process defined to maintain plant’s machinery and equipment. The goal of the TPM program is to optimize maintenance operations in the plant, this help increasing production and increasing employee satisfaction with jobs.

Implementing TPM in a factory can help higher productivity, better quality, less downtime, lower production costs and more on-time delivery, boosting the work environment, and strengthening Safe and improved employee morale. On July 16, 2018 VEAM Automobile Factory – Vietnam Machinery and Agricultural Machinery Corporation – JSC jointly with EPRO Consulting organized the TPM Training and Deployment Program – Maintain Comprehensive productivity to meet the Company’s production and business requirements. This is an activity under the Support Program of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Training course on implementation TPM was organized with the participation of 31 members of 8 units (Electrical Engineering Division, Technical Division, Production Department, Stamping Workshop, Welding Workshop, Painting Workshop, Quality Control Department, Assembly Workshop). Initially, participants were introduced to TPM, indicator to measures the performance of equipment (OEE index), 6 types of common losses. Directive to evaluate the effectiveness of TPM is the overall Equipment Performance Index (OEE). The effectiveness of TPM may increase (reflected by the increased OEE index) if the following losses are eliminated: Incident losses; Loss due to machine installation; Loss due to idling, minor damage; Loss due to not reaching the design speed; Loss due to defective products (normal and abnormal); Loss due to new movement.

Through the training session, the management board and workers had awareness of the overall plan for implementing TPM and identified the objectives and scope of piloting TPM at the enterprise.

Productivity and Quality Office