Configuring Manual Data Collection

Cockpit is used to define the information required to record OEE in the plant. It can be used to configure the system for both manual and automatic data collection. The following steps describe how to carry out a full setup. This will enable you to carry out manual data collection.

The standard configuration can be entered in the following way:

The following table contains the steps in more detail. Click on the links to go to the correct place in the documentation.

No. Step Description

1

Unit of Measure Classes

Allow units of measure to be placed into groups where each item is of a similar type. See here.

2

Unit of Measure Definitions

Contain the name and description of each unit of measure, as well as stating which Class they are in. See here.

3

Material Classes

Allow materials to be placed into groups where each item is of a similar type. See here.

4

Material Definitions

Contain the name and description of each material, as well as stating which Class they are in and their default UoM. See here.

5

Equipment Classes

Allow equipment to be placed into groups where each item is of a similar type. See here.

6

Equipment Hierarchy

Define the hierarchy of the equipment being assessed by placing Work Units within Work Cells within Areas. See here.

7

Design Speeds

Specify the maximum rates of production for each work unit / material combination. See here.

8

Time Model (optional)

Rename components of the OEE time model. See here.

9

Reason Tree

Contains hierarchies that will guide the end user to a downtime reason. See here.

10

Shift Types

Identify the different shifts. See here.

11

Schedules

Different schedules can be created containing different arrangements of shifts. See here.

12

Schedule Shifts

Different shift patterns can be created for each schedule. See here.

13

KPIs

Rename KPIs in different languages. See here

14

KPI Limits

Used in reporting to identify when a process isn't working as it should. See here.