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. […]
Category: Performance & Downtime
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 […]
Pareto
Use Pareto to analyze the impact of your machine’s downtime. You can access the Pareto tool from Downtime Tracking > Pareto. Setup Analyzing Data Saving Graphs Setup Select a machine using the machine selection bar above. Select Codes & Categories – Choose from the radio buttons to personalize your pareto analysis. Choosing an option will […]
Assigning Downtime Codes
This is part of a series on downtime codes. Creating downtime codes Managing downtime codes Assigning downtime codes Click to select a downtime period from the histogram. Selecting a downtime period from the viewer will display its details in the Edit Downtime section below the histogram. Categories and codes can be assigned to the downtime […]
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 […]