Best-in-class manufacturers (roughly the top 25%) enjoy OEE in excess of 80%. The average manufacturer (representing half of all manufacturers) has OEE of approximately 66%.
Best-in-class manufacturers (roughly the top 25%) enjoy OEE in excess of 80%. The average manufacturer (representing half of all manufacturers) has OEE of approximately 66%.
There are three asset metrics that must be known to accurately calculate OEE:
As an example, if your machine is running 87% of the time (A), is running at 82% of its potential speed (P), and produces a usable product 98% of the time (Q), your calculation would look like this: 0.87 x 0.82 x 0.98 = 0.699
In this example, your asset has an OEE of approximately 70%.
To determine the values for A, P, and Q, first choose a window of planned production time, expressed in hours. The longer the window of time, the more accurately your OEE figure will represent the average performance of the asset.
To determine actual uptime, planned downtime is subtracted from planned production time (along with unplanned downtime) because while it can’t be totally avoided, in many cases it can be significantly reduced.
Gain visibility into:
This level of awareness helps manufacturers stop issues before they escalate and uncover opportunities to streamline operations.
Use machine health data to:
Keep in mind: chasing short-term OEE wins can backfire if they come at the cost of safety or product quality. A balanced, data-informed approach leads to smarter, sustainable improvements.
Since 80% of failure-related downtime stems from maintenance and operations issues, optimizing machine health presents your biggest opportunity to improve production, flexibility, safety, and quality.
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