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한국어Micro-stops
Concept
Very short interruptions of a machine, often under a few minutes, that the operator clears quickly and that often go unrecorded, but that add up to large losses of availability.
Description
Micro-stops are short interruptions of a machine that the operator clears at once, such as a jammed part, a blocked sensor or a short wait for material. Each one takes seconds or a few minutes, so many plants do not record them, or hide them in the speed of the line.
Together, though, they can cost a large share of production time. In the OEE metric they show up as lost performance rather than as downtime, which is one reason OEE can look better than reality when stops are not logged. Automatic data capture from the machine is the practical way to see them. Teams then rank the causes and remove the most frequent one first, often with simple changes such as guides, sensors or cleaning.
| Type | Concept |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Microstops, Mikrostopps, Minor stoppages, Kleinstörungen |
Articles about Micro-stops (2)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Pillars and a First 90 Days
· Mirko Peters
Total productive maintenance gets operators and maintenance to care for equipment together. Learn the eight pillars and a 90-day plan for one pilot machine. - Micro-Stops in Production: How to Find and Reduce Them
· Mirko Peters
Micro stops in production are short interruptions that nobody records but that eat hours of output. Learn how to count them, rank causes and remove them.
Related topics in brief
- iFAKT GmbH · Related to · Organization
Stuttgart-based consulting company and software specialist for Industry 4.0, founded in 2001, that helps manufacturers plan and optimize production and logistics processes; developer of the Polaris software. - Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) · Related to · Concept
A manufacturing metric for how effectively equipment is used, combining availability, performance and quality. - Total productive maintenance · Related to · Concept
A maintenance approach from Japan in which operators and maintenance staff together keep equipment in good condition, aiming at no breakdowns, no defects and no accidents. It is closely tied to OEE. - Bottleneck (production) · Related to · Concept
The resource or process step that limits how much work can pass through a production system in a given period; after a disruption the bottleneck can shift to another machine, inspection step, tool or person. - Polaris Analyzer · Related to · Product
Module of iFAKT Polaris with KPI dashboards across all modules that compare planned and actual values in production. - Manufacturing execution system (MES) · Related to · Concept
Shop-floor software that records production activity against work orders and operations, such as the actual material consumed at a station.
Related to
- iFAKT GmbH · Organization
- Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) · Concept
- Total productive maintenance · Concept
- Bottleneck (production) · Concept
- Polaris Analyzer · Product
- Manufacturing execution system (MES) · Concept
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