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OEE Basics

voor Operators

What does OEE actually mean?

And why should you, as an operator, care about it?

OEE measures how well
your machine is doing its job

Spot problems early • Avoid unfair blame • Show great work

Three Components

⏰

Availability

Is it running when it should?

🏎️

Performance

Is it running at the right speed?

✅

Quality

Is it making good products?

100% OEE would mean:

Machine ran the entire shift ✓
At full speed ✓
Making perfect products ✓

Reality is usually 60-85%

⏰ Availability

Planned 7 hours, ran 6 hours

86%

What hurts Availability?

🔧
Breakdowns
🔄
Long changeovers
📦
No materials
👷
No operator

🏎️ Performance

Should make 600, made 510

85%

What hurts Performance?

🐢
Reduced speed
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Small stops
⚙️
Worn tooling

You often notice these first!

✅ Quality

Made 510, good ones 490

96%

Put It Together

86%
Availability
×
85%
Performance
×
96%
Quality

OEE =

70%

70 good units out of every 100 possible

You know exactly where:

70% Good
14%
12%
4%
Downtime: 14%
Speed: 12%
Quality: 4%

What You Can Do

⏰
Report issues quickly before small problems become breakdowns
🏎️
Notice when the machine sounds different - report speed losses
✅
Check first pieces carefully, catch defects early
🧹
Keep your area clean - contamination causes rejects
👁️

You're the eyes and ears
of the machine

OEE is just a way to measure what you already know

OEE isn't about blame

It's about seeing clearly where time and product are lost

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