Downtime and utilization
Measure how often each machine runs, find where the stopped time goes, and cut the reasons that cost the most.
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Downtime and utilization
How to run a weekly downtime review that fixes causes
Put five blocks on one page, take the top reason down to a cause someone can change, and check each fix against a target set in advance. Worked example inside.
Ulises Carrasco ·
Downtime and utilization
How to know mid-shift whether you will hit target
Compare the count with the goal to now, project the shift at its current pace, and use the stop budget to see whether a gap can still be recovered.
Ulises Carrasco ·
Downtime and utilization
How to reduce machine downtime, one cause at a time
Cut unplanned downtime in four steps: record every stop, rank reasons by hours, split each into how often and how long, then fix it. Worked CNC example inside.
Ulises Carrasco ·
Downtime and utilization
How to track machine downtime and its causes
Let a machine signal record every stop and ask operators only for the reason. A worked shift, rules that name routine stops, and a first-week checklist.
Applications Engineering Team ·
Downtime and utilization
What is machine utilization, and how do you calculate it?
Machine utilization is running time divided by the time a machine could have run. Learn the four denominators, work one week by hand and pick the right one.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
What utilization to expect by machine type
A manual CNC runs 40–60% of the shift, a coil-fed press 65–80% and a lights-out cell 80–90%. See why loading sets the ceiling and how to set each goal.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
Utilization, uptime, OEE, OOE and TEEP on one calendar
OEE, OOE and TEEP divide the same good output by ever larger slices of the week. Work one week through all five metrics and see why shifts cap TEEP.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
How to calculate the cost of an hour of downtime
Price an hour of downtime from your own margin, crew and repair costs, with a formula, a worked bottling-line example and the test for when lost output counts.
Mahmoud Parto ·
Downtime and utilization
Planned vs unplanned downtime and what counts against OEE
Breaks, changeovers and planned maintenance are all downtime. See which count against OEE availability, with one shift worked three ways and a decision table.
Ulises Carrasco ·
Downtime and utilization
How to build a downtime Pareto from real minutes
Rank downtime reasons by the minutes they cost: sum each stop under its reason, sort, add a cumulative line. A worked week of stops shows where to act first.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
Do micro-stops count as downtime?
Micro-stops are downtime, but standard OEE definitions book them as a performance loss. See where they land, why OEE holds steady and how to set the cutoff.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
Which downtime reason codes to log, and how many
Log 8 to 12 reasons operators pick by hand, plus a few that rules assign to routine stops. Get a 15-code starter list, rules for each code and a worked Pareto.
Data Analytics Team ·
Downtime and utilization
The true cost of idle machines
An idle machine keeps costing you depreciation, floor space, idle power and any operator waiting at it. Price an idle hour, and learn when it costs output too.
Ulises Carrasco ·