Use Pareto to analyze the impact of your machine’s downtime. You can access the Pareto tool from the top menu bar through DOWNTIME > Analysis > Pareto. Setup Analyzing Data Saving Graphs Setup When you first enter the Pareto page, you will be prompted to select what you wish to analyze in your Pareto Analysis. […]
Category: Performance & Downtime
DOWNTIME Methods
ei3 provides a few options for tracking machine downtime. Depending on your machine type, you may need to change to the proper downtime method in order for accurate data tracking and downtime monitoring to be in effect on your machine. There are seven options for downtime tracking methods: None/Exclude: Downtime is disabled on the 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 […]
How To Assign DOWNTIME Codes
Navigating the page Assigning Downtime The 3 Ways to Manually Assign Downtime Automatic Downtime Assignment Navigating the Page Navigate to the Assign page from the top menu bar through DOWNTIME > Assign, and you will be brought to a page resembling the one below. You can select the machine you would like to view using […]
Applying DOWNTIME to Shift Schedules
This feature requires Downtime enabled on your machine. Downtime enables users to identify downtime root causes in order to maximize machine productivity. For more information on downtime please click here. 1. Select a schedule For more information on creating machine schedules, see New Schedule Creation. To edit an existing schedule, select the desired schedule from the list displayed, and […]
MTBF & MTTR
One important feature available in Downtime Tracking is the MTBF & MTTR (Mean Time Between Failure & Mean Time To Repair). Data collected over time from downtime codes provides charting information on the average time in between specific downtime failures on machines, and the average time it took before the machine was back online after […]
DOWNTIME- Overview
DOWNTIME – Overview Assign Histogram Analysis Job Management through DOWNTIME Export Data Reports Admin Tools DOWNTIME enables users to identify downtime root causes in order to maximize machine productivity. Downtime incidents are initially classified by category, code, and optional description by machine operators, who have the ability to split and merge downtime events to better reflect […]