Equipment

About Equipment

Equipment has the following attributes:

• Name
• Description
• User Reference
• Target OEE
  This is the target OEE for this Equipment.  It can be used to compare with actual OEE values achieved.
• Count Sensor
  The Count Sensor is the Count Sensor assigned to this Equipment.
• Rate Sensor
  The Rate Sensor is the sensor used to collect the rate of operation of this  Equipment.  The Rate Sensor also determines when the Equipment is Running or Stopped. This also supports the ability to log Down Time and Down Time Reasons.
• Reject Sensor
  The Reject Sensor is used to collect a count of rejects.
• Custom Sensors
  Customs Sensors are used to collect custom data such as product weight after processing.
• Count Multiplier
  A value that is used to multiply the Auto Count to obtain an accurate count of production.  In some circumstances the Production Count will be dependant on the Auto Count and Product being made.
• Packaging Factor
  Number of items within a package.
• Count is Case Count
  Indicates whether the Count sensor is counting cases (or boxes) of items containing 'Packaging Factor number of items'.  If "Count is Case Count" is ticked then the 'Production Count' will not be divided by the Packaging Factor. If the Count Sensor is not counting cases and the Count from this Equipment is not to be divided by a Packaging Factor, then the Packaging Factor should be set to 1.
• Packaging type
  The name of the package e.g. Cases, Pack, Box or Inners.
• Design Rate
  The Design Rate is the maximum possible rate that the product can be made.
• Target Rate
  The Target Rate is the expected rate that the Line will be operated at.
• Count Frequency
  To define number of items per hour, number of items per minute or number of items per second.