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Machine retrofit: measure OEE before and after to quantify the gain
This article is for plant managers, production, maintenance and manufacturing engineering managers who have to decide what to do with an old machine: retrofit it or replace...
Compressed air consumption during downtime: matching machine states with utilities
This article is for plant managers, production managers, maintenance managers and continuous improvement or energy leads who pay for compressed air without knowing how much...
Performance tracking: 5 measurement pitfalls that distort decisions
This article is for plant managers, production managers, continuous improvement leads and maintenance managers who run their operations on OEE, a downtime Pareto or an SQDC...
Before hiring a lean consultant: 3 measurements to have in hand
This article is for plant managers, production managers and continuous improvement leads in small and mid-sized manufacturers who are about to bring in a lean consultant. You...
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Energy performance indicator in manufacturing: measuring kWh per part and energy used during downtime
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Autonomous maintenance: giving operators the data to spot drift before a breakdown
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Changeover time: how to really measure it, ramp-up included
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Machine availability: why maintenance reports 98% and production much less
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Root cause analysis in manufacturing: when self-reported data sends you down the wrong path
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Production Monitoring Software Buyer’s Guide and RFP Scorecard: 51 Weighted Requirements, Pilot Plan, 3-Year TCO
Every vendor demo shows a dashboard with an OEE gauge. That is the easy part. The hard parts are upstream and...
Downtime Reason-Code Library and Pareto Workbook: 56 Codes Mapped to the Six Big Losses (Excel + Field Guide)
Every plant has a downtime list. Most of them have two problems: too many codes for an operator to pick from in the 15...
Manufacturing KPI Cheat Sheet: OEE, TEEP, OOE, MTBF, MTTR (PDF + Excel Calculator)
Most KPI arguments on the shop floor are not formula problems. They are denominator problems. OEE, OOE and TEEP...
Six Big Losses Worksheet (Free Excel Download)
The Six Big Losses framework turns "we lose time" into six named, measurable causes: breakdowns, changeovers,...
Free Downtime Tracking Template (Excel): Log, Categorize, Analyze
You cannot reduce downtime you do not measure. This free Excel downtime tracking sheet gives your team a simple,...
Free MTBF & MTTR Calculator: Excel Template to Download
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) and MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) are the two reliability KPIs every maintenance team...
How to Collect Machine Data for OEE: Methods, Sensors & Best Practices (2026)
How to Collect Machine Data for OEE (2026 Guide) You cannot improve an OEE you cannot measure — and the hardest...
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