Downtime Reduction
Know exactly why your machines stop. By minute, by reason, by shift.
Hierarchical reason codes, an operator log on the floor, and automatic detection from machine status. The data feeds OEE, work orders, and your monthly downtime report.
WHAT YOU GET
Hierarchical reason codes
Top-level categories such as Unplanned, Maintenance, Changeover, and Planned. Each category has a tree of more specific reasons. Operators reach the right leaf in two taps.
Two capture methods
Auto-detection from machine status changes runs in the background; operators only confirm or refine. The Downtime Log page exists when a stop happens off-tag or needs a comment.
Wired into OEE
Every reason code maps to one of four OEE loss categories: availability, performance, quality, not scheduled. The taxonomy is what makes your OEE math defensible.
TECHNICAL DEPTH
The reason-code tree
Default taxonomy shipped with every tenant. Customers can add, rename, or deactivate codes; every code keeps its OEE loss-category mapping.
| Category | Specific reasons | OEE loss category |
|---|---|---|
| Unplanned | Bearing Failure · Overheating · Electrical Fault · Sensor Malfunction · Vibration Spike | Availability Loss |
| Maintenance | Scheduled PM · Oil Change · Filter Replacement · Calibration · Belt Tensioning | Availability Loss |
| Changeover | Product Line Switch · Tooling Change · Material Swap | Availability Loss |
| Planned | Scheduled Break · No Demand · Holiday · Training · Quality Audit | Not Scheduled |
WHAT IT ALSO DOES
Auto-link to alerts
When the bearing-vibration alert fires, the downtime entry pre-fills with Bearing Failure. The operator confirms or overrides; the link to the alert stays in the audit trail.
Auto-create work orders
A completed downtime entry can spawn a CMMS work order with the parts and signoffs the reason code typically requires.
Pareto analysis
Top five reasons by minutes lost, monthly and weekly. The recurring stoppage that took the maintenance manager three weeks to spot in a spreadsheet shows up on day one.
Per-shift and per-supervisor views
Which shift loses the most time, and which reason dominates that shift. Supervisor name is captured per shift log, so accountability is part of the data.
Cost calculator
Downtime hours times your per-machine cost-of-downtime input gives the euro figure for the operations review.
Downtime export
Downtime breakdown as PDF or CSV, ready for the monthly operations review or the quality audit binder.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Do operators have to log everything manually?
No. Status changes auto-create downtime entries; operators only confirm or refine. The manual log exists for off-tag stops and supplementary comments.
Can we add our own reason codes?
Yes. The hierarchy is fully editable per tenant, with an active or inactive flag on every code. New codes inherit an OEE loss-category mapping you choose at creation.
How do reason codes feed OEE?
Each code maps to one of four OEE loss categories: availability, performance, quality, not scheduled. The mapping is what gives your OEE math meaning instead of being a single black-box percentage.
