Machine Downtime Monitoring

Improve Productivity

Automatically capture machine data to drive your continuous improvement strategy.

GAIN VISIBILITY

Understand what's happening on your factory floor and use data insight to improve production.

REDUCE COSTS

Gain production capacity, enabling you to make more products with the same resources.

Accurate Insights

Data replaces opinion, resolving runtime discrepancies with ease and confidence.

Factory Floor Visibility

See the top machine downtime reasons by factory, cell or machine.

Identify Pinch Points

Locate bottlenecks in the production process to drive productivity and gain capacity.

DOWNTIME REASONS

When FourJaw detects downtime, operators are prompted to select a downtime reason.

JOBBING ON / OFF

Allow operators to job on and off from their machine to track time spent on jobs and schedule more efficiently.

IMPROVE COLLABORATION

Operators' machine knowledge is key. Tablets enable them to report production issues to managers, improving efficiency.

KNOW YOUR MAIN DOWNTIME REASONS

Downtime Pareto

FourJaw's Downtime Pareto chart gives a view of the top downtime reasons as a percentage of total downtime.

FourJaw's Downtime Pareto chart gives a view of the top downtime reasons as a percentage of total downtime
Make changes that will have the biggest impact to improve your Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to gain valuable production capacity and maximise machine utilisation

"Downtime monitoring has enabled us to react quicker to resolve production matters. Data captured by machine means we can review bottle necks by section/machine shop. We are able to re-direct labour to fulfil machine capabilities."

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AFFORDABLE MACHINE MONITORING SOFTWARE

FourJaw Pricing

Plug-and-Play Installation that works on any machine. Training & ongoing support are all included in the price.

Monthly

Yearly

SAVE 10%

Essential

£37.50/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

£33.75/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

Utilisation Metrics

Energy Monitoring

Benchmarking & Shift Reporting

Downtime Tracking

Job Tracking

Free Hardware

Benchmark productivity with basic reporting

Standard

£75.00/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

£67.50/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

Utilisation Metrics

Energy Monitoring

Benchmarking & Shift Reporting

Downtime Tracking

Job Tracking

Free Hardware

Resolve issues faster with real-time alerts

Recommended

Professional

£150.00/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

£135.00/mo Per machine - Billed monthly

Utilisation Metrics

Energy Monitoring

Benchmarking & Shift Reporting

Downtime Tracking

Job Tracking

Free Hardware

Drive improvement with detailed downtime data

Empower Your Machine Operators

Machine operators often know about production issues that impact productivity, but lack the tools to effectively communicate them to production managers.

FourJaw machine monitoring solves this problem with easy-to-use tablets that allow operators to log and communicate issues in real-time. This data enables both operators and managers to identify areas for improvement and boost machine availability.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you measure machine downtime?

Machine downtime is measured through recording of when a machine is not running or producing parts. Calculated as a percentage, equipment downtime analysis allows you to track and compare production levels over a period of time. The calculation is as follows:

Total Time Machine is Up * 100

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Total Time

Machine downtime measures how frequently machines, cells, or factories are faced with unplanned downtime. Recording and reporting downtime allows production managers to review resource utilisation and identify production inefficiencies.

What is equipment downtime analysis?

Equipment downtime analysis is the process of reporting, reviewing and strategising, using information given by a machine downtime software.

Downtime analysis is an essential part of running a successful manufacturing plant. It enables production managers to better understand issues affecting production and fix them.

Is downtime monitoring important?

Tracking downtime gives managers accurate and reliable information which can paint a clearer picture as to what is causing production delays and issues. Production managers can use this information for decision-making and production planning to improve efficiencies, productivity and OEE.

Can you monitor energy with downtime monitoring? Yes. FourJaw's downtime monitoring software can also monitor energy usage. Enabling manufacturers to understand energy usage by machine, factory or cell. Find out more about energy monitoring here.