OEE

Connect machines, systems, and production processes with KetaveTech’s Industrial IoT solutions to measure and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness in real time. 

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What Does OEE Do for Your Organization?

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) transforms production data into clear performance insights that help manufacturers measure, analyze, and improve operational efficiency. By tracking availability, performance, and quality, OEE provides a complete view of how effectively equipment is being utilized.

  • Real-Time Performance Tracking of machines and production lines

  • Continuous Monitoring of equipment availability and output

  • Performance Analysis using current and historical production data

  • Improved Asset Utilization and reduced production losses

  • Faster, Data-Driven Decisions to drive continuous improvement and manufacturing excellence

How OEE Works

IoT enables accurate and continuous measurement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by connecting machines and production systems to collect real-time operational data. Sensors capture machine status, cycle times, downtime events, and quality metrics directly from equipment. This data is processed and analyzed to calculate OEE components—availability, performance, and quality. Dashboards present clear insights into losses, bottlenecks, and trends, enabling teams to take corrective action quickly. 

  • Real-Time Data Capture of machine status, cycle time, downtime, and quality metrics
  • Automated OEE Calculation covering availability, performance, and quality
  • Loss Identification & Analysis to detect bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and recurring issues
  • Actionable Insights & Visibility through dashboards for continuous OEE improvement

Benefits of Industrial OEE

Industrial OEE provides clear visibility into equipment performance by measuring availability, performance, and quality in a single metric. It helps manufacturers identify production losses, reduce downtime, and improve asset utilization.

Improved Equipment Availability

OEE helps identify unplanned downtime and its root causes, enabling faster corrective actions and improved machine uptime.

Higher Production Efficiency

By analyzing performance losses, OEE supports optimized cycle times and smoother production flow.

Reduced Downtime and Losses

OEE highlights availability, performance, and quality losses, helping eliminate inefficiencies across operations.

Better Asset Utilization

Clear visibility into machine usage ensures equipment is used to its full potential without overloading or underutilization.

Enhanced Product Quality

OEE tracks quality losses, enabling early detection of defects and consistent production quality.

Increased Operational Profitability

By improving productivity and reducing waste, OEE directly contributes to lower costs and higher manufacturing profitability.

Frequently Asked Questions

Explore our most common queries about OEE and its impact on businesses.

What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)?

OEE is a standard manufacturing metric used to measure how effectively equipment is utilized by evaluating availability, performance, and quality.

OEE helps identify production losses, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and increase overall productivity without additional capital investment.

OEE is calculated by multiplying Availability × Performance × Quality, providing a single percentage that reflects true equipment effectiveness.

The three main loss categories are availability losses (downtime), performance losses (slow cycles), and quality losses (defects and rework).

Yes, OEE is applicable across manufacturing sectors including automotive, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, packaging, and process industries.