OEE & Production Performance

Make every production
hour count.

Understand what is limiting output. TEXVIA connects production data, equipment and operational workflows to help your teams identify losses, focus improvement efforts and track progress.

Discuss your OEE priorities
Overall Equipment Effectiveness

Three factors.
A clearer picture.

OEE measures how effectively planned production time becomes good output at the ideal production rate. It brings time, speed and first-pass quality into one measure.

Look at the three factors together to understand where productive time is being lost.

Availability

Did the equipment run when you planned?

Compare run time with the time scheduled for production.

How it is calculated

Run time ÷ Planned production time

Performance

Did production run at its ideal rate?

Compare actual output during run time with the output possible at the ideal cycle time.

How it is calculated

(Ideal cycle time × Total count) ÷ Run time

Quality

Was the output right the first time?

Compare first-pass accepted output with total output. Scrap and items needing rework are quality losses.

How it is calculated

Good count ÷ Total count

Calculation method: Vorne’s guide to OEE formulas and definitions ↗

Explore the calculation

Small changes.
A different picture.

Adjust a factor to see how the combined OEE changes. Keep an eye on all three: an improvement in one can be offset by a loss in another.

Enter each factor as a percentage from 0 to 100.

Calculated OEE74.97%

90% × 85% × 98%

Illustrative example using sample values. Explore how the factors combine; your production data defines your actual baseline.

The six big losses

Find where productive
time is going.

A score becomes more useful when you can investigate its causes. Agree consistent loss reasons and a threshold for separating minor stops from downtime.

Availability losses

  • Unplanned stops

    Breakdowns, faults and other interruptions to scheduled production.

  • Setup and changeovers

    Preparation, product changes and adjustments during planned production time.

Performance losses

  • Minor stops

    Repeated short interruptions such as jams, misfeeds or sensor issues.

  • Reduced speed

    Equipment running below the ideal production rate.

Quality losses

  • Production defects

    Scrap and rework during established production.

  • Startup losses

    Rejected output while the process starts or stabilises.

Loss framework: Vorne’s six big losses ↗

What TEXVIA can deliver

From production signals
to practical action.

Connect engineering, manufacturing systems and daily working practices around a defined production challenge. We shape the scope around your equipment, available data and improvement priorities.

01

Measurement design

Agree production calendars, equipment boundaries, ideal rates, counts and loss reasons before designing the dashboard.

02

Connected production data

Bring machine states, counters and process information together through PLC, SCADA, historian and MES integration.

03

Shift dashboards

Give operators and supervisors a readable view of production, downtime and the factors behind OEE.

04

Downtime and loss analysis

Review recurring stops, changeovers and speed losses with the context needed to investigate them.

05

Production and business context

Connect performance with products, orders and schedules through the MES and business-system interfaces in your scope.

06

Improvement routines

Establish a validated baseline, prioritise actions and review changes in the underlying losses with your team.

Explore Smart ManufacturingConnect OEE to your transformation roadmap
Our approach

Start with the process.
Scale with evidence.

A focused first line or process creates a practical place to agree definitions, check the data and establish a useful improvement routine.

  1. Define

    Agree the business question, production boundary and measurement rules.

  2. Connect

    Capture equipment information and add essential operator context.

  3. Validate

    Check counts, timing, ideal rates and downtime classifications against the process.

  4. Improve

    Use loss reviews to choose actions and track what changes.

  5. Scale

    Extend the approach as the data and working practices become established.

Keep OEE meaningful

A useful measure
needs context.

Clear definitions and reliable data make performance discussions more useful.

Further reading: Vorne’s OEE questions and guidance ↗

What is a good OEE target?

Set a target around your own process and improvement priorities. Product mix, changeover frequency and operating conditions matter. Compare consistent measures and review output, quality and delivery alongside OEE.

Do changeovers count as a loss?

A changeover inside planned production time reduces Availability. Document the production calendar and classification rules so the same event is treated consistently.

Is OEE the same as utilisation?

OEE measures effectiveness within planned production time. Utilisation measures how much of the available calendar is scheduled for production.

Do we need to replace our existing systems?

We start by assessing available equipment signals, data platforms and integration options, then define the additions and interfaces needed for your project.

Your next step

What is holding
your production back?

Tell us about your process, current reporting and improvement priorities. Let’s define a practical route from visibility to action.

Discuss an OEE project

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