SAIIE25 Proceedings, 9 th – 11 th of July 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa © 2013 SAIIE 860-1 DEVELOPMENT OF A TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE REPORT CARD FOR CRITICAL MACHINES J. Naran 1* , F.W. Kienhöfer 2 , T.S. Hattingh 3 , and P.R.Taggart 4 1 School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa jagruthi.naran@students.wits.ac.za 2 School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa frank.kienhofer@wits.ac.za 3 School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa email2@usc.edu 4 Weir Minerals Africa p.taggart@weirminerals.com ABSTRACT This project describes a total productive maintenance (TPM) implementation at the Weir Minerals Africa Isando plant where previously a critical machine experienced a breakdown lasting 30 minutes or more every day. A system was created to track the number of breakdowns and availability of critical machines. The proposed solution consists of a report card for each critical machine, which includes a machine diagram, the frequency of breakdowns, a root cause analysis, a list of critical spares and a planned maintenance schedule. The proposed solution is a starting point upon which a comprehensive preventative maintenance program will be developed. * Corresponding Author