Improving the Efficiency of Machinery in the Glass Bottle Beverage Production Process Through Autonomous Maintenance

Abstract

This research aims to enhance the overall efficiency of machinery in the beverage bottling process of a particular glass bottle packaging plant. It begins with collecting data on the bottling-filling machine, cap-sealing machine, and box-packing machine, and applying the principle of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) in the initial four out of eight steps, which include preparation, initial cleaning, eliminate source of contamination and difficult to access area, and draw up provisional standard.  The results of the study indicate that the overall effectiveness of the machinery increased by 3.74 %, and the machinery uptime increased by 2.48 %, through the implementation of Autonomous Maintenance practices. This has positively impacted the readiness of the machinery to respond to production demands and can serve as a guideline for further improvement of other machinery in the future.