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Overall equipment effectiveness of tyre curing press: a case study

Faizan Saleem (Department of Industrial Manufacturing Engineering and Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan)
Salman Nisar (Department of Industrial Manufacturing Engineering and Management, National University of Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan)
Muhammad Ali Khan (Department of Engineering Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan)
Sohaib Zia Khan (Department of Engineering Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan)
Mohammad Aslam Sheikh (School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK)

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Article publication date: 13 March 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to formulate a benchmark to increase the tyre curing press production rate while minimizing tyre curing press downtime and maintenance cost with the help of a maintenance management technique based on overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Design/methodology/approach

The methodology is based on determining the OEE of tyre curing press before and after rectifying the causes of failures. The failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) technique is used to find out the root causes of repetitive failures in tyre curing press by using the risk priority number.

Findings

A significant change in the value of OEE is observed after rectifying the repetitive failures, which were determined using the FMEA technique. Thus, it is concluded that the OEE and FMEA assist in improving the industrial performance and competitiveness of the production equipment studied.

Research limitations/implications

This study is limited to determining the OEE of single equipment only, not the whole production system. Manufacturing facilities are dependent on the operating environment; therefore a comparison of two different manufacturing plants based on the OEE value would not be justified.

Practical implications

This study can be applied in any tyre manufacturing industry in order to take competitive benefits, such as reduction in equipment downtime, increased production and reduction in maintenance cost.

Originality/value

The angle from which the paper approaches the bottleneck problem in a tyre production line is original for the studied company and shows positives results. It allows the company to apply the same approach in its other production equipment, lines and factories to achieve improvement in industrial performance and competitiveness.

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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the use of the services and facilities of the General Tyre and Rubber Company, Pakistan.

Citation

Saleem, F., Nisar, S., Khan, M.A., Khan, S.Z. and Sheikh, M.A. (2017), "Overall equipment effectiveness of tyre curing press: a case study", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 39-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-06-2015-0021

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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