MTBF and MTTR: measuring unplanned downtime To effectively reduce unplanned downtime, you first need to measure it correctly. Beyond the cumulative stop volume that appears in OEE, two finer indicators illuminate the exact nature of the problem: MTBF (Mean Time...
Reducing unplanned downtime: method and tools Unplanned downtime is typically the leading source of OEE loss in manufacturing operations worldwide. Unexpected machine breakdowns, raw material shortages, blocking quality issues, tooling unavailability: these events...
TL;DR · TeepTrak vs MachineMetrics in 60 words TeepTrak Pulse and MachineMetrics are OEE specialists at ISA-95 L3. TeepTrak: French origin, 450+ plants, 30 countries, multi-language (7+), plug-and-play 8-12 weeks, multi-industry. MachineMetrics: US origin,...
TL;DR · TeepTrak vs Evocon in 60 words Two European OEE specialists with different target markets. TeepTrak Pulse: French origin (Paris), 450+ plants, 30 countries, enterprise multi-site (Hutchinson 40 sites, Bel Group 11), 7+ languages, edge sensor TeepTrak Box....
TL;DR · Predictive maintenance vibration monitoring in 60 words Vibration monitoring is the foundation of predictive maintenance for rotating equipment. ISO 10816 / ISO 20816 defines vibration severity thresholds. Analysis: FFT spectrum, envelope analysis (bearings),...
TL;DR · Data lake manufacturing 2027 in 60 words Manufacturing data lakes consolidate ERP, MES, Historian, OEE, quality, supply chain data for analytics + AI/ML. Major platforms 2027: Snowflake (cloud-agnostic SQL), Databricks Lakehouse (Spark + ML), AWS Lake...
