Aumento da confiabilidade de transportadores de correia utilizando o método manutenção produtiva total (tpm)

Abstract

In a very competitive industrial scenario, where the search for quality products with lower production costs is a proven and fundamental tendency to remain in the market, it is important to map losses in the production process, eliminating them in all sectors, especially in the line of production and in the maintenance line. This article brings the application of a quality tool to the Maintenance area, so as to avoid losses and increase productivity, in order to guarantee competitiveness in the industrial market. The research was carried out in a metallurgical industry and had as focus the study on the initial line of the production process, focusing on the maintenance of its productive equipment. To do so, the research aims to apply the concept of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in a production line of a metallurgical industry aiming to increase productivity and reduce costs by performing preventive maintenance on belt conveyors. The research, with a qualitative approach, began in 2014, due to the high number of equipment unavailability, maintenance costs and impacts on the operation of this metallurgical area. The analysis of the results was extended until 2016, year in which this study has ended. Five pillars of the TPM methodology were implanted and data were collected to analyze the maintenance indicators of the conveyors and other equipment of the production line. With the application of the TPM methodology, it was possible to reduce the number of stops and premature breaks, contributing to the improvement of production results.