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More and more leading manufacturers are turning to OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness in order to achieve maximum efficiency. With the help of OEE software, manufacturers are able to collect comprehensive set of OEE reports that help in analyzing and improving the manufacturing efficiency. OEE software is a powerful tool as it provides some of the most unique views available on data, enabling rapid and informed decisions to be taken.
With its implementation in all the major manufacturing sectors, OEE software is playing a vital role in supporting various improvement programs to maximize output, minimize waste, and drive down manufacturing costs. It has also resulted in the reduction of machine downtime that leads to greater production efficiency and output. The OEE downtime module combines both OEE calculations and downtime tracking to give manufacturers a powerful package that helps in measuring efficiency and maximizing efficiency rates. This module continuously and automatically captures and records machine status and provide information with downtimes accurate to one second and exact stoppage reasons for every machine. The OEE downtime module empowers manufacturers with actionable data that can help operation managers to minimize operating cost, improve optimum utilization of available resources, and boost operating efficiency that results in improved profitability.
Downtime is often categorized in terms of short or long duration stops:
Short duration stops
Short duration stops occur when a machine is stopped for a short duration by an operator for minor repair work - typically lasting just a few seconds. Most of the businesses fail to accurately calculate short stoppage times, as they tend to go unrecorded by operators, as these seem insignificant to them. Being small in quantity, these accumulated short duration stops over a period of time can turn out to be surprisingly large. Reducing the causes of short stoppages not only maximizes efficiency but also eases the burden on operators and results in improved man-machine ratio.
Long duration stops
Identifying the causes of long duration stops is of supreme importance as it can greatly help in reducing downtime. The OEE downturn module provides accurate information of long stoppages, as it not only records downtime but also stoppage reasons.
