OEE software
Get instant visibility into Overall Equipment Effectiveness with Factbird's cloud-based OEE software. Track performance across all production lines, identify optimization opportunities, and make confident decisions backed by accurate data.
"With Factbird we have improved our OEE by 27%. The monthly production reports boost our confidence in decision-making, and the operators appreciate being able to easily monitor their shift performance using Factbird's user-friendly cloud application."
Why OEE software matters for manufacturers
Most factories track OEE manually or through disconnected systems, which creates blind spots in performance data. Without accurate, real-time visibility into equipment effectiveness, teams struggle to prioritize the right improvements:
- Data collection is inconsistent and prone to errors
- Reporting lags behind actual performance by hours or days
- Root causes of downtime remain unclear
- Resources get wasted chasing symptoms instead of solving problems
The result is reactive management, missed efficiency gains, and a continuous improvement process that stalls before it starts.
How OEE software drives measurable improvement
Factbird makes it easy to collect production data, calculate OEE automatically, and identify where to focus your improvement efforts. Real-time visibility replaces guesswork with facts, so you can act on performance issues as they happen instead of discovering them days later.
Factbird's OEE software
Get continuous, accurate OEE tracking without disrupting your operations. Factbird integrates with your existing equipment to deliver immediate results and scale across your entire operation.
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Plug-and-play data
Connects to existing infrastructure without system overhauls or IT projects.
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Global alignment
Everyone from operators to executives sees the same OEE data at the same time.
Secure data
Advanced encryption ensures maximum protection for your production data.
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Fast installation
Install in under an hour per line without stopping production.
Productivity improvements in the first 90 days with Factbird
Benchmarks are drawn from 372 production lines.
OEE software features that drive results
Leading manufacturers have been using Factbird's OEE software since 2016 to reduce downtime and increase productivity.
Boost your overall equipment efficiency
Detect and address bottlenecks, inefficiencies, equipment failures, and quality issues while actively implementing measures to prevent their recurrence.
Built-in OEE calculators deliver valuable insights into the performance of equipment and your production process as a whole.
Your real-time OEE dashboard
Track OEE1, OEE2, OEE3, and TCU in a real time OEE dashboard and visualize where time is lost with the OEE waterfall. Built-in OEE calculators continuously update so teams can prioritize improvements as issues emerge.
Define your reporting framework
Use a built-in structure to standardize stop categories and create consistent OEE data across lines and sites. Gain a clear picture of where efficiency is lost, prioritize improvements, and scale best practices across your operation.
Ease the reporting burden
Simplify the process for your team on the factory floor. Cut out tedious manual tasks and help operators easily communicate stop causes. Enjoy rich data and actionable insights that help you pinpoint root causes and improve your uptime for business success.
Understand downtime
Visualize the causes for downtime on a pareto chart and understand both productivity impact and frequency.
Deep dive into the biggest issues and identify patterns that will help you problem solve and continuously improve the production process.
See how you're doing, real-time
Bring performance data to the shop floor and know how production is tracking.
Gain visibility into batch performance, check how you're tracking against targets, and act with confidence supported by facts.
Digitize quality control processes
Unlock detailed insights into manual sub-processes with Factbird's digital scrap counting feature. Increasing visibility will help your quality and compliance management, and will significantly boost your operation’s effectiveness. Leverage Factbird to gain a more detailed assesment of quality losses, such as scrap and waste types, by batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is OEE software?
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) software calculates and tracks equipment performance in real-time. It measures three key factors:
- Availability (uptime vs. planned production time)
- Performance (actual speed vs. ideal speed)
- Quality (good units vs. total units produced)
Instead of manual calculations or spreadsheets, OEE software pulls data directly from your production lines so you can see where time is being lost and act on it without waiting for end-of-shift reports.
How do you calculate OEE?
OEE is calculated by multiplying three main factors:
- Availability x Performance x Quality = OEE
Availability measures actual production time vs. scheduled time. Performance compares actual output speed to ideal speed. Quality tracks good units vs. total units produced. The result is expressed as a percentage.
For example, if your line runs 90% of scheduled time, performs at 95% of ideal speed, and produces 98% quality parts, your OEE is 84% (0.90 x 0.95 x 0.98).
Want to go deeper? Our online course Mastering Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) covers the full calculation and how to apply it in practice.
How does Factbird calculate OEE?
Factbird collects data through plug-and-play IIoT edge devices, PLC integrations, and software connections like Kepware. That data feeds directly into OEE calculations, tracking production counts, downtime events, and quality metrics as they happen. Operators log and categorize stops through Operator View, which keeps the data clean and consistent without adding friction to the shift.
The result is a live OEE score you can slice by machine, batch, shift, line, or full facility.
Can we customize OEE calculations for our process?
Yes. Factbird lets you define your own stop categories, ideal cycle times, and quality parameters to match your specific manufacturing process. You can track OEE differently across product types, shifts, or production lines, and still compare results consistently across all of them.
How long does it take to see OEE improvements?
Most manufacturers see their first useful data within hours of installation. Real improvements typically start within weeks as teams identify and address recurring losses. Based on customer data, manufacturers using Factbird improved OEE by an average of 10-25% within the first year.
What's the difference between OEE software and production monitoring software?
OEE software calculates Overall Equipment Effectiveness using the standard availability, performance, and quality formula.
Production monitoring software is broader and tracks metrics like throughput, cycle times, and downtime causes without necessarily rolling them into a single efficiency score.
Factbird does both. You get the structured OEE calculation alongside the wider production data needed to understand what's driving it.
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