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. […]

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Heidelberg Automatic Downtime Assignment

Note that this function is currently available only for Heidelberg machines.   We’ve created a system for Downtime Tracking wherein machine downtime codes are assigned dynamically as they are encountered by the data collection process. This allows automatic downtime assignment based on machine data trends we’ve gathered over time, and relieves the amount of input […]

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Downtime – Codes & Categories

Introduction Use the Downtime Categories and Codes pages to configure downtime categories and codes for use by your plant or facility location. Downtime categories can be used to group downtime codes (e.g. all codes related to electrical failures could be grouped under a category called “Electrical Failures”). These categories can then be used when creating reports and […]

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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 […]

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Downtime Alerts

Note: Downtime Tracking alerts can only be used on machines which have the the Downtime Tracking product active. Alert Actions Creating Alerts Basic Information Options Alerts Schedule Type & Criteria Recipients Alert Actions Once an alert has been created, it will display on the main Alerts page in a list. The symbols in the Action […]

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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 […]

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Downtime – Tablet Mode

Accessing Downtime Tracker Overview – Layout & Functions Assigning Downtime This feature requires API Access and Downtime enabled on your machine, and the Customer Portal and Downtime permission levels for the associated user account(s) need to be set to Read only and Read/Write in order to access the tablet mode. Read more about changing user […]

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Export Data

Some of our machine data tracking applications, such as Downtime Tracking and Remote Monitoring, allow users to grab a large amount of machine information using the Export Data function. Setting up a data export Remote Monitoring Exports Productivity Data Process Data Downtime Tracking Exports Downtime Tracking Data Use the Export Data page to export downtime information to CSV […]

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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 […]

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