Cycle time Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Sourcing 
ATS
JUNE 18, 2025
One of the most important ways time can have an impact on the profitability of any manufacturing operation is understanding the concept of cycle time. This is a critical KPI when it comes to ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective operations. What is cycle time?
Robotics Business Review
AUGUST 26, 2024
Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. During this period, companies are losing out on valuable time and productivity. Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working.
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Mold Making Technology
MAY 22, 2025
A: I currently have 100 molds equipped with digital systems that track various information, including cycle time, cycle count, process overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), water temperatures and melt pressures/temperatures.
ATS
JUNE 24, 2025
Elimination of contamination sources: Identify and eliminate points where dust, debris, or fluids can enter or escape. Operators, maintenance, and engineering work together to remove dust and debris, tighten fasteners, seal leaks, repair cracks, and verify basic performance, all under proper lock-out/tag-out procedures.
Modern Machine Shop
MAY 31, 2023
As Siemens puts it, “Xcelerator allows your engineers, suppliers, vendors, partners and customers to work simultaneously from a single source of truth anytime, anywhere, from any device.” With the optimized cutting parameters, they were able to reduce cycle times by 25% while extending tool life.
i4.0 today
JUNE 17, 2024
Avoid circling the downtime drain For most processors, downtime is the single largest source of lost production time. This impacts quality, as well as productivity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Using machine data such as loads, cycle times etc.,
Control Engineering
OCTOBER 5, 2022
This feature enhances productivity by minimizing the time needed to pair the right tool with the right machine at the right time. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE): Analyze MyPerformance/OEE allows the important indicators to be identified for the improvement of machine or work cell utilization to eliminate production bottlenecks.
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