TVS Group Company and one of India’s leading plastic auto component manufacturers, Sundaram Auto Components Limited (SACL), has been conferred with the Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Excellence Award, presented by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) for its Mysuru plant.
With this award, SACL joins the elite list of other 24 companies globally and six within India to be conferred this award, a press release from the company said.
The coveted award has been given to SACL for its commitment to improving the quality of its products and production efficiency by preventing equipment breakdowns, enhancing the quality of the equipment, and standardising the equipment at its Mysuru plant.
Conducted in two stages, a team of experts from JIPM assesses the TPM award. The assessment aims to evaluate the factory’s policies, practices, and performances around the eight pillars of the TPM technique.
The company said that the journey towards TPM excellence began at the Mysuru plant in Aug 2016, intending to improve customer satisfaction through on-time delivery with the best quality levels at minimum cost. As a result, the plant’s overall equipment efficiency improved by 20% between 2016 and 2021, 50% reduction in lead time to service the customers, reducing line defects by 33%. All of this resulted in a considerable reduction in manufacturing costs, which allowed the company to sustain itself in an ever-increasing competitive market. In addition, this exercise massively improved the morale of the people working in the plant, the company said.
Rajesh Oommen, President, SACL, said,“The team has worked diligently to implement, imbibe, and standardise the overall framework of TPM, which has resulted in higher productivity by minimising losses. I am sure this recognition will further inspire the team to achieve higher performance.”