The topic of overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a perennially hot topic in automation. We see it every month in the traffic search data that leads users to the automationworld.com site.

Few argue about the value of production insights delivered by the well-known OEE calculation. In essence, OEE is a great tool to help understand how well a line is running. This metric can be used to ...

Question: How should set-up time be factored into the OEE calculation? Answer: Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a powerful metric used to improve the effective use of resources, by machine.

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 ...