Stop Reason Types

Each machine stop reason or production stop reason is associated with a specific Stop Type, which can be used to categorize downtime for reporting purposes, and is also used to support the calculation of KPIs, such as Availability and OEE.

Most stop types are shared between production and machine stops, which allows unified reporting across both types.

These stop types are applicable:

• Planned: Downtime that occurs when a production line or a specific machine is not scheduled to operate. For example, maintenance, training session, and plant meeting.
• Unplanned: Downtime that occurs when a production line or machine is planned to run, however, is not running. For example, no materials, no labor, and power outage.
• Excluded: Downtime that is excluded from planned production time and is therefore not considered in OEE calculations. For example, no shift planned and shutdown day.
• Breakdown: Downtime caused by machine failures that require maintenance intervention. When a breakdown reason is selected, the operator can also raise a maintenance request using the maintenance functionality. For example, broken belt and motor failure.
• Setup: Downtime associated with preparing or configuring a machine for production. For example, tool change and safety checks.
• Procedural: Downtime resulting from incorrect or incomplete adherence to procedures. For example, setup Procedure issues or tool change mistakes.
• Quality: Downtime caused by product or process quality issues. For example, repeated out-of-spec measurement and critical defect detected.
• Technical: Downtime caused by issues that are inherent to the production process or machine operation. For example, in-fed jam and light barrier break.
• Running Slow: A state in which machine continues to operate, however, at a slower speed than typical, often set manually by an operator.
  Note: Running Slow is not considered downtime and does not contribute to availability losses.