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Whether you're talking about human health or equipment functionality, an ounce of prevention is easily worth a pound of cure. That's the idea behind TPM — total productive maintenance. TPM is a strategy that aims to minimize downtime by fixing equipment before it breaks, rather than the conventional approach — fix it when it breaks. The strategy is more sophisticated than it sounds, with routine maintenance activities actually performed while equipment is running. And all employees, not just maintenance personnel are responsible for keeping things running. Who's responsible for equipment maintenance in your operations? Would TPM work for you?
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