Preventive maintenance

Preventive maintenance is an equipment servicing approach in which maintenance personnel regularly check and overhaul equipment on a schedule. The stated aims are to decrease breakdowns and increase equipment life. In lean manufacturing, hourly workers also carry out daily basic preventive maintenance tasks.

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Described as a precursor to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM); TPM is named only for comparison in the document.
Work is performed by maintenance personnel on a regular, scheduled basis.
Purpose: decrease breakdowns and increase equipment life.
In lean manufacturing, hourly workers take daily responsibility for basic preventive maintenance tasks.
Basic tasks listed for hourly workers: checking lubrication levels, checking the condition of filters, and checking the tightness of nuts and bolts.