ei3 has implemented a new feature that takes into account target speeds rather than just machine maximum speed to allow customers to report on their equipment productivity based on their combined target speeds. This new feature is extremely useful for customers running multiple products or jobs with different target speeds on a single machine, providing […]
Category: OEE
OEE Checklist
In some cases, machine OEE may not display correctly. Here are some things you can check when it comes to correcting errors with your machine OEE numbers. If any of these situations apply to your machines, please contact us to get your machine OEE values to read correctly. If you believe your machine […]
DOWNTIME Types & Machine Production States
This article explains various types of machine uptime and downtime, and how these different machine states can affect your downtime and production numbers. Together, these factor into your machine’s OEE numbers. Unplanned Downtime This is the unplanned downtime of the machine. Reasons for unplanned downtime include technical or mechanical failures, material or operator issues and […]
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
OEE is a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) indicating the overall operational performance of the machine. It takes into consideration the cumulative impact of three factors: the equipment’s availability (percent of scheduled production time in which units are actually produced, also called the Machine Operating Time), performance rate (percent of material produced compared to standard) and […]