// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
TPM
TPM is an acronym for Total Productive Maintenance, a strategy to maximize equipment effectiveness and eliminate breakdowns by involving all employees. It focuses on proactive maintenance and continuous improvement.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
TPM, or Total Productive Maintenance, is a comprehensive lean manufacturing strategy focused on optimizing equipment effectiveness and reliability through a system of planned and autonomous maintenance, involving all personnel from operators to management in proactive upkeep.
BACKGROUND
A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) is a secure cryptoprocessor that implements the ISO/IEC 11889 standard. Common uses are verifying that the boot process starts from a trusted combination of hardware and software and storing disk encryption keys.
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- Total Productive Maintenance
- Productive Maintenance
- Equipment Uptime
USAGE NOTE
Implementing TPM significantly reduces downtime and improves overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).