How to use Factbird's OEE dashboard
This lesson walks you through understanding the OEE dashboard in Factbird and how it categorizes production time to give you clear, actionable insights.
Why use the OEE dashboard?
Get a live, trusted picture of how each line is performing - by machine, batch, shift, line, or site -so teams can act during the shift, not after it. Factbird calculates OEE continuously and puts everyone on the same numbers.
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What you’ll get in the dashboard:
- Real-time OEE views: Track OEE1, OEE2, OEE3, and TCU and switch views to match how your site defines productive time.
- Clear loss picture: The waterfall shows where time goes using four color-coded categories, so the biggest opportunities are obvious.
- From insight to action: Put the dashboard on the shop floor to spot issues early and prioritize the highest-impact fixes.
Watch the tutorial for Factbird's OEE dashboard
In four minutes, learn how to switch between OEE variants, read the OEE waterfall, and drill into the losses that matter most for your next improvement.
You’ll see how Factbird uses four stop categories — no planned production, non-production activity, batch-specific non-production, and loss during operation — each with its own color code. These categories make it easy to spot where time is being lost, whether it’s planned downtime, changeovers, or unplanned technical stops.
The lesson also explains the four OEE calculations available in Factbird, from the traditional operating time percentage to total capacity utilization, so you can choose the view that best matches your site’s definition of efficiency.
What you’ll learn:
- Understanding Factbird’s four color-coded stop categories.
- Interpreting the OEE dashboard’s waterfall graph.
- Breaking down downtime into planned and unplanned stops.
- Comparing different OEE calculations, from OEE1 to total capacity utilization.
- Using OEE insights to identify and prioritize efficiency improvements.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to interpret your OEE data in Factbird and use it to pinpoint inefficiencies, focus improvement efforts, and boost productivity.