PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 742

SEPTEMBER 2014
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-742 - Page 30 of 33
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PS 742
SEP 14
Dear Half-Mast,
Is there any guidance
or a formula for
determining quantities of
manufactured tools in the
“List of Manufactured
Items” sections in TMs?
Without guidance, it
seems a command could
order one manufactured
tool made or bought per
vehicle. In this time of
tight resources, units
can hardly afford to
make or purchase items
just to have them sitting
in a shop.
Mr. R.B.
•±
Army test, measurement and diagnostic
equipment (TMDE) administration and policy.
•±
test program set policy and management.
•±
embedded diagnostics, embedded prognostics,
interactive electronic technical manuals and
related data considerations and policy.
•±
adding commanders with a calibration
and repair support mission.
•±
the Army TMDE Calibration and
Repair Support program.
•±
TMDE acquisition.
•±
disposition instructions.
•±
internal control evaluation.
•±
terminology changes.
Cab±support±tool±was±
covered±on±
Page±5±of±
PS
±735±(Feb±14)
There’s
no quantity limit
on manufactured tools.
Units can make as many “make from” tools as
needed to support their equipment.
Will that lead to rampant waste of resources?
Not likely now, and even less likely in the future.
That’s because new TMs generally no longer
include “make from” tools.
Any or all tools needed to support a system must
now be acquired, provisioned and fielded with that
system by the system’s project manager.
These formerly “make from” tools are then
included in the TM’s special tools list.
The quantity of special
tools is specified in the
Repair Parts and Special
Tools List (RPSTL)
portion of TMs.
The quantity required
is then fielded to
the maintenance
activity that supports
the fielded system.
Maintenance
Management…
Any Limits on
ManufaCtured Tools?
AR 750-43
Revised
A
major revision
to AR
7
50-43,
Army Test, Measurement, and
Diagnostic Equipment (Maintenance
of Supplies and Equipment),
went into effect in January 2014.
Updates include…
Download±the±regulation±at
Be±sure±to±also±download±the±revised,±related±
DA±Pam±750-43±from±the±APD±website±at
Thanks for
your question
and concerns,
sir.
Just to make
the topic clear
for readers,
manufactured
or “make-from
tools” are
fabricated by
units to TM
specifications.
They are
made out of
prescribed
bulk materials.
This material is considered consumable
supply accountability beyond what’s covered in
AR
7
10-2,
Supply Policy Below the National Level.
The basic rule
of thumb is
don’t
waste consumable
items.
Publications…
wondering
about
manufactured
or special
tOols?
a reader’s
question led
me to explore
this toPiC.
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