doi: 10.7763/IJET.2023.V15.1236
Application of Lean-Total Productive Maintenance Tools to Reduce Setup Times and Machine Stoppages on the Molding Line of an SME in the Food Industry
- Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura Universidad
Abstract
The demand for the food industry has maintainedsustained growth in recent years. In Peru, as a consequence ofthe high competitiveness in the food sector, it has reflected aconsiderable contribution to the manufacturing GDP with 20%and 2.6% to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP).However, the high demands of the market are not satisfied dueto problems such as the availability of machinery, mainly due tohigh programming times, high frequency of machine stoppages,among others. These problems generate large monetary lossesand a bad image in front of large potential customers. Thus, thisresearch work, taking as a case study an SME (Small andMedium-Sized companies) of the food sector, seeks to providethe application of the tools of the Lean Manufacturing (LM) andTotal Productive Maintenance (TPM) philosophies, to reducethe high setup times and the high frequency of machinestoppages that currently harm the company and generate animpact of 3.95% in operational costs. The model was validatedusing the Arena simulator, where a 30.83% reduction inmachine programming time and a reduction in machine stopfrequencies were obtained, which led to an improvement inMean Time to Repair (MTTR) indicators with a 21.60%reduction and a 4.66% increase in Mean Time Between Failures(MTBF). This new integration of engineering tools makes itpossible to solve the main problems faced by large companies inthe sector to meet market demands and adapt to new needs.
Keywords
- Lean
- machine stoppages
- Total ProductiveMaintenance (TPM)
- food Sector
- arena simulation
How to Cite
Renzo Peralta-Pereda, Frank Zamora, Juan Quiroz-Flores, Martín Collao-Diaz, and Alberto Flores-Perez, "Application of Lean-Total Productive Maintenance Tools to Reduce Setup Times and Machine Stoppages on the Molding Line of an SME in the Food Industry," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 138-143, 2023. https://doi.org/ 10.7763/IJET.2023.V15.1236
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