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Real-time OEE monitoring by line and shift

The OEE dashboard updates while the line runs. Each machine shows its overall equipment effectiveness split into availability, performance and quality, so you can see which of the three is pulling the score down.

  • Availability: run time against planned production time, the shift with breaks and non-production time taken out.
  • Performance: actual output against what the ideal cycle time allows in the run time, so slow cycles and micro-stops show up.
  • Quality: good units against all units produced.
  • OEE tracking: each machine over the current shift or a past period, so you can see when a drop began.

OEE is never higher than its weakest factor. When availability holds up but performance drops, the shift lead checks cycle speed before calling maintenance.

For a first estimate before a demo, the OEE calculator prices the gap between your current OEE and your target.

OEE loss analysis and micro-stop detection

Each stop on a connected machine is recorded with the time it started and how long it lasted. Operators tag the cause of each stop on a tablet or phone, so downtime by cause builds up shift after shift instead of in a spreadsheet at the end of the week.

  • Micro-stops detected from the machine signal, including stops too short for anyone to write down
  • Downtime by cause, machine and shift, for this week or a past period
  • Stop time and slow cycles shown as availability and performance loss in the OEE

That gives your engineers the data for a root cause analysis: which stop, how often, how long and on which shift. For stop reasons and availability in detail, see our downtime tracking software.

OEE dashboards on web and mobile

OEE, availability, performance and quality figures open in the browser on a desktop or a phone, and Fabrico also runs as iOS and Android apps. A plant manager can check a line from a desk in the office or from a phone on the shop floor.

  • Push, in-app and email notifications, with rules for who is told about what
  • Dashboards configured for your company's lines, shifts and KPIs
  • QR codes on machines that open the machine record and its repair history in one scan
  • Interface in English, French, German, Polish and Bulgarian

Supervisors and managers work from one set of figures. The morning meeting starts from the numbers, not from collecting them.

Production monitoring software with live production tracking

Production monitoring software shows the people who run the shift what each connected line is doing right now. Production tracking takes the count from the machine signal or a line camera, so nobody writes totals on a board every hour.

Line status: running or stopped, how long the current stop has lasted and its cause once the operator tags it.

Live output: units produced on each line so far in the shift, updated as the counts come in.

Shift results: output, stops and OEE per shift, so the incoming shift knows where the last one ended.

Multi-plant view: your plants side by side on one screen, with reports that compare them.

Production monitoring tells you what is happening now. OEE tells you how much of the shift was lost and where, and both come from the same machine data.

A supervisor who sees a line standing still can go there during the stop. Nobody has to wait for the end-of-shift report to find out.

Automatic OEE data collection from PLCs, sensors and cameras

Fabrico calculates OEE from data collected at the machine, not from figures typed in after the shift. Counts and stops carry the time they were recorded, so any figure on the dashboard can be traced to the shift it came from.

Each machine is connected in the way that suits it, and one plant can mix the three options below.

Automated lines: Fabrico reads cycles, stops and output from the line's PLC.

Older or semi-automated machines: a Fabrico IoT device with external sensors collects the production signal.

Manual or hybrid steps: AI cameras count output and detect cycles where there is no machine signal. See how computer vision works.

Every source feeds the same OEE calculation, so lines connected in different ways can be compared side by side. The machine registry gives each connected machine its own record and files, so each signal lands on the right machine.

Our machine monitoring software page covers each connection option and the installation.

Cloud MES and OEE software: what Fabrico covers today

Fabrico is the monitoring and OEE layer of an MES. That is the part that tells you what each machine did, shift by shift, and where the time went.

Included: machine data collection, production monitoring and tracking, OEE and downtime analytics, a built-in CMMS, plus integration with SAP and other ERP systems.

On our roadmap: production planning and scheduling, which are not part of Fabrico yet.

Not included: job dispatching, BOMs and routings, and product genealogy. Plants that need them keep them in their ERP or another system.

Maintenance work orders on the same machine record

If a stop turns out to need maintenance, a technician opens a work order from the stop. The repair, the spare parts used and the time to fix are saved on that machine's record, which feeds MTTR and MTBF.

Preventive maintenance plans, a maintenance calendar and a spare parts catalog with min and max stock levels are part of the Fabrico CMMS.

FAQs

What does OEE software do?

OEE software measures how much of the planned production time a machine turns into good units. It multiplies availability, performance and quality and shows the result per machine, line and shift.

Fabrico takes the times and counts from the machines and the stop causes from the operators. The formula, with worked examples, is in our guide to OEE calculation.

Can OEE software run on legacy equipment without a PLC?

Yes. On a machine with no usable controller, Fabrico fits an IoT device with external sensors, so neither a new machine nor a new PLC is needed.

Hand assembly stations without any machine signal can be covered by AI cameras that count output. Which option fits each machine is agreed with the Fabrico team before installation.

How long does it take to implement OEE software?

With Fabrico, installing and connecting the devices on your machines takes about one month. Configuration, data checks and training follow, and the full rollout is complete in 3 to 4 months.

Training is given live and on site. Support works by email and by phone callback, and responds in under 2 hours.

Does Fabrico integrate with SAP or other ERP systems?

Yes. Fabrico syncs both ways with SAP PM and connects to SAP S/4HANA, while Microsoft Dynamics or Oracle can be linked through a custom integration.

Other systems connect through webhooks, the REST API or Zapier. Any list can be exported to Excel or CSV, and data can be imported in bulk from Excel.

How secure is a cloud-based OEE system?

Fabrico holds ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 certificates, and a data processing agreement sets out how your data is handled under GDPR.

Data is hosted on AWS in the EU, encrypted in transit and at rest, and backed up daily.

Role-based access control sets who can see and change what, and the audit log records who changed it. SSO with SAML is available as a custom integration.

Is OEE software the same as an MES?

No. OEE software measures where each machine loses time and output, while a full manufacturing execution system (MES) also plans, dispatches and traces production orders.

In practice, OEE software answers what went wrong on a line, and a full MES also decides what runs next and in which order. Fabrico does the first part today.

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