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OEE fundamentals

Everything you need to know about OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and best practices on how to implement OEE successfully in your company.

What Is OEE and How Does It Work?

Reading time 10 min read May 20, 2019

OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is one of the most frequently used terms on the shop floor. On the other hand, it brings questions as well: what is OEE? How does…

Martin Lääts
Head of Product & Design

OEE as a Financial KPI and Its Use in Product Costing

Reading time 10 min read November 29, 2022

The power of OEE as a manufacturing KPI stems from its inherent structure that captures the effectiveness of a manufacturing operation from multiple different perspectives. In our articles about OEE,…

John Lelis
Authorised Partner in Greece

Downtime Tracking and Analysis – Find Out What’s Really Happening on the Shop Floor

Reading time 8 min read October 5, 2022

The complexity of a busy factory shop floor is rather fascinating. It is a system of multiple moving parts, both human and machine, that is expected to turn material into…

Viktorija Trubaciute
UX Designer & Researcher

World-Class OEE: Industry Benchmarks From More Than 50 Countries

Reading time 14 min read August 16, 2022

We often hear about “world-class OEE” and how it’s something that every manufacturing organization should aim for. But the reality is that many companies would be better off focusing on…

James Devonshire
Writer & Researcher

Examples of Speed Loss in Manufacturing

Reading time 15 min read October 13, 2020

We have already explained what is speed loss and how to measure it. In this article, we take a closer look at how manufacturers reduce speed loss to increase their…

Viktorija Trubaciute
UX Designer & Researcher

How to Measure Speed Loss – Micro Stops & Slow Speed

Reading time 12 min read August 13, 2020

Speed loss in manufacturing has not been getting as much attention as downtime. It is often underestimated in factories and overlooked by management due to its hidden and complicated nature….

Viktorija Trubaciute
UX Designer & Researcher

How to Calculate OEE – Formulas & Examples

Reading time 3 min read May 27, 2020

While our OEE calculator helps you estimate your OEE, and our OEE software track and improve it, this article explains how to calculate OEE and its components in detail. We…

Viktorija Trubaciute
UX Designer & Researcher

The Importance of OEE in Manufacturing

Reading time 5 min read May 27, 2020

The importance of OEE in manufacturing has steadily increased since its introduction with the TPM movement and its widespread adoption as a lean manufacturing tool. Today, OEE is the gold…

Carl Waddill
Writer & Researcher

How Manufacturing KPIs Work Together with OEE

Reading time 8 min read April 22, 2020

At Evocon, we incorporate client feedback into the design and continuous improvement of our product. We also keep an open dialogue with our clients. This process recently uncovered an excellent…

Carl Waddill
Writer & Researcher

The Six Big Losses in Manufacturing

Reading time 16 min read February 18, 2020

The Six Big Losses framework is a practical way to categorize equipment-related losses in manufacturing. It is a part of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodology and is aligned with OEE….

Viktorija Trubaciute
UX Designer & Researcher

Top 8 OEE Calculation & Monitoring Mistakes

Reading time 17 min read August 1, 2019

The benefits of monitoring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) have been known since Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) became a manufacturing buzz word in the 1980s. For those of us that are…

Carl Waddill
Writer & Researcher

How to Track and Improve Technical Availability?

Reading time 4 min read January 17, 2019

Tracking Technical Availability (TA) or sometimes also called “Maintenance Availability,” is very useful in the context of OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) because it allows you to assess how well your…

Martin Lääts
Head of Product & Design

How to Define Machine Breakdown Causes?

Reading time 6 min read September 10, 2018

To quote Marshall McLuhan, the man who predicted the Internet: “We shape our tools, and afterwards the tools shape us”. When using a downtime tracking system to monitor machine downtime,…

Martin Lääts
Head of Product & Design
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    Overview of all the features available in Evocon's OEE software.

  • Service Overview Service Overview

    Common questions and answers about Evocon's service.

  • How Evocon Works How Evocon Works

    Get step-by-step instructions on how to start monitoring your production machines.

  • Hardware Hardware

    Can Evocon monitor your production process? What hardware do you need?

  • Green Manufacturing Green Manufacturing

    Gather valuable data to support your company’s sustainability goals.

  • Integrations Integrations

    How Evocon integrations with your ERP and other manufacturing systems work.

  • FAQ FAQ

    Can Evocon monitor your production process? What hardware do you need?

  • Security Security

    Overview of security related questions and answers about how Evocon.

Learn
  • OEE Fundamentals OEE Fundamentals

    Basic concepts on what is OEE and guides to implementing it.

  • Case Studies Case Studies

    In-depth stories of our users and how Evocon has helped their production.

  • Increasing Productivity Increasing Productivity

    Tips and guides on how to increase productivity and efficiency.

  • ROI Calculator ROI Calculator

    Estimate the potential gain you can expect when investing in Evocon.

  • Sustainability in Manufacturing Sustainability in Manufacturing

    Reduce the impact of your operations with these helpful articles and guides.

  • OEE Calculator OEE Calculator

    Estimate your OEE and hidden factory using our OEE calculator.

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