Posts by Andrew Howard75

Harold Jones said:Do your machines have any kind of built-in control systems?
What type of controllers are we talking about?
And more importantly, what kind of data can actually be exported?

Your question is a bit too broad right now—it’s like trying to pick a tool before knowing what you're building. We really need to identify the specific pain points first to find the right fix.
Shoot me a PM; I'll take a look and try to suggest a roadmap to help you tackle the issue.
At the end of the day, software doesn't solve problems by itself—it's all about how you implement it.

In my experience, the actual control system on the machine itself shouldn't really interfere with how the software operates. Usually, when a worker kicks off a production run for a specific part, they just log it directly into the software. From there, everything coming off the machine into the software could simply be triggered by a sensor—you know, like a little signal sent once a unit is finished. If the software doesn't receive that signal for a while, it realizes there's a downtime issue. That’s pretty much how the OEE Analyser over at gamed.com handles things.

I stumbled upon this: www.gamed.com along with the OEE Analyser and Machin Eye.
Does anyone happen to know which specific software companies around here are actually running on?

Hey there,

I was wondering if anyone could point me toward some solid software for tracking batch production machines. I’m specifically looking for something that can handle machine productivity metrics—you know, things like calculating OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). My main goal is to really dig into why we're seeing downtime so we can actually use those insights to boost our efficiency. We're looking at a setup with anything from a handful of machines up to several dozen, and I’d love to have them all connected to a single database. That way, it would be super easy to run comparisons, analyze the data side-by-side, and ultimately work on improving our ROI. Does anyone know what kind of software major American manufacturing firms typically lean on, and what kind of results they usually see from implementing them?

Thanks so much!