WHAT IS MACHINE DOWNTIME? WHAT IS DOWNTIME MANUFACTURING? Machine downtime in the manufacturing world is simply any time that the machine is not producing. Though full utilization would be ideal, some downtime is not only acceptable but necessary. Common downtime reasons include planned downtime, maintenance or set up. WHAT IS…
The need to identify and eliminate unplanned machine downtime is somewhat obvious, however, what is really a planned vs unplanned downtime is something that is not always so obvious. In addition, planned downtime seems to be more accepted as something that just must happen as the cost of doing business. While true…
It’s Time for Machine Monitoring Software In most manufacturing facilities today convincing management that the company should invest in machine monitoring isn’t an issue. However, if you find yourself in such an environment there are many convincing reasons for management to adopt Industry 4.0 technology such as machine monitoring. Visibility to…
Following a few basic principles can help shops get a return on their machine monitoring systems without losing faith first. Machine monitoring technology can be easy to justify, but shops can lose faith when data-driven efficiencies never materialize. Josh Davids, CEO of monitoring system developer Scytec, says many of these…
Scytec DataXchange machine monitoring Fall Update include key features like more flexible and powerful expression assignments, a few new reports, along with a variety of other enhancements and modifications. As always we continue to streamline and fine tune the functionality and appearance of DataXchange to maximize customer benefits for shop…
