Hinshitsu-Hozen focuses on setting equipment conditions to prevent quality defects, with the core idea of maintaining flawless equipment to ensure impeccable product quality. This involves checking and measuring conditions over time to ensure they meet standards and prevent defects. Monitoring the transition of measured values allows for predicting potential defects and implementing preemptive measures.
Hinshitsu-Hozen activities revolve around:
- Establishing conditions for zero defects and continuously monitoring them over time, particularly focusing on operating equipment without quality defects.
- Preventing quality defects by ensuring measured values adhere to set standards.
- Monitoring the transition of measured values to anticipate potential defects and implementing proactive countermeasures.
These activities are guided by the fundamental principle of maintaining flawless equipment to ensure perfect quality (100% non-defective).
Basic Hinshitsu-Hozen Concept-
- Equipment Quality Focus: Emphasizes maintaining and improving equipment quality to optimize performance.
- Preventative Maintenance: Proactively prevents breakdowns and defects through regular maintenance activities.
- Autonomous Maintenance: Empowers operators to take ownership of routine equipment maintenance tasks.
- Focused Improvement: Encourages continuous improvement efforts to enhance equipment reliability and efficiency.
- Early Equipment Management: Emphasizes effective planning and design for new equipment to ensure long-term reliability.
- Education and Training: Promotes a culture of learning and skill development for all employees involved in maintenance.
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): Measures equipment productivity and efficiency using metrics like availability, performance, and quality.
Implementing Hinshitsu-Hozen can lead to reduced downtime, increased productivity, and improved operational excellence.