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31. Cooking up OEE numbers: Some recipes
CNC How to make your OEE look good: Some recipes, and what each dish tastes like Recipe 1 Make the part change time a part of the cycle time,... Read More
Author: Dasarathi GV
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30. The perils of setting an OEE target
OEE : Absolute versus incremental target You have deployed a machine monitoring system to go down the Industry 40 path The system is working, you... Read More
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29. The ‘World class OEE’ trap in machine productivity monitoring
An OEE pitfall to avoid in machine monitoring A big mistake a lot of organizations make is to be obsessed with OEE as an absolute value, and set a... Read More
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28. Machine monitoring and Utilization
Utilization as a productivity measuring number Utilization is a single number that is a measure of your machine's efficiency It is a great measure... Read More
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27. The shop floor IT island, Industry 4.0 and Machine monitoring
The IT spread in organizations, and why it is not logical In most organizations, the IT network covers all the functions outside the shop floor –... Read More
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26. Machine monitoring – connection options
Machine monitoring systems: On-premise vs Cloud based On-premise (also called Enterprise) system Everything is in your shop floor The machines are... Read More
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25. Machine monitoring and Benjamin Franklin
Lost time is never found again "Lost time is never found again" Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) said this in the context of personal time, as in... Read More
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24. Catch misuse of feed rate override by machine monitoring
Detecting and fixing misuse of feed rate override on your shop floor Misuse of Feed rate override is a common problem The operator runs the machine... Read More
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23. CNC machine monitoring – the payoffs
CNC machine monitoring – cost versus benefit in machine downtime reduction Machine downtime in a typical CNC shop floor can be anywhere between 20... Read More
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22. Machine monitoring – downtime at shift change
Machine monitoring system – how it shows up downtime at the start and end of shifts One of the results of poor work ethics on the shop floor is... Read More