Knowing the overall equipment effectiveness formula is just the first step; calculating it for a real-world manufacturing line and applying it to improve production is what gives it value. The topic ...

Editor’s note: This is part one of a four-part series on understanding and implementing overall equipment effectiveness strategy. This series is sponsored by SafetyChain Software. For many food ...

The courses offered in this catalog are a curated collection of learning materials that provide an overview of Industry 4.0. It is designed to provide resources that businesses can use to understand ...

Condition-Based Monitoring is a cost-effective way to reduce downtime, and the hurdles to implementation are lower than ever before. Manufacturing today is becoming steadily more competitive, and ...

Overall Equipment Effectiveness provides a single number that can point the way to productivity. OEE figures have become regular features of morning production meetings at DMS Powders. Can you improve ...

Grade school math teachers are fond of saying that numbers can’t lie. Maybe so, but they can be misleading. In the case of manufacturing, it is a common standard to measure plant productivity by ...

Metrics are measurable variables that can be tracked over time in order to identify errors or gauge progress. In lean facilities, metrics are tools manufacturers use to identify non-value added ...