Introduction

The Utilization Report provides a collection of reports and interactive reporting tools that enable you to view and analyze machine utilization from a variety of perspectives. This article explains utilization reporting in MachineMetrics, the information layout of the Utilization Report views, and how to use the functions and capabilities of the Utilization Report tools. 

Topics covered in this article

This article contains the following topics:

• Utilization Reporting in MachineMetrics
• Accessing the Utilization Report
• Utilization Report Information Layout
  • Utilization Report for All Machines
    • Report Contents
    • Accessing the Utilization Report for All Machines
  • Utilization Report for Machine Groups
    • Report Contents
    • Accessing the Utilization Report for a Machine Group
  • Utilization Report for Individual Machines
    • Report Contents
    • Accessing the Utilization Report for a Machine
• Utilization Report Tools and Functions
  • Utilization Line Chart Tool
    • Available Line Chart Views
    • Selecting the Line Chart View
  • Utilization Tables
    • Shifts
    • Machine Groups Summary
    • Machines Summary
  • Selecting the Utilization Report Scope
    • Viewing Utilization by Shift
    • Aggregate By: Changing the Line Chart Time Scale
    • Changing the Report Date Range

Utilization Reporting in MachineMetrics

Broadly defined, machine utilization in MachineMetrics is the percentage of available production time during a selected time period that a machine was operating to process materials. Machine utilization data may be presented in the MachineMetrics Utilization Report for the following utilization-related components:

• In-Cycle: Percentage of the selected production time period that the machine reported to MachineMetrics as being in-cycle.
• Spindle-Rotating: Percentage of the selected production time period the machine reported to MachineMetrics that its spindle was rotating.
• In-Cut: Percentage of the selected production time period the machine reported to MachineMetrics that it was cutting material.

Some machines do not have the capability to report on all of these metrics. MachineMetrics will report utilization by each of these components for machines that provide the data. 

Accessing the Utilization Report

The Utilization Report can be accessed from the Current Shift Dashboard page and from the Machines application pages. 

From the Current Shift Dashboard

To access the Utilization Report from the Current Shift Dashboard page, do the following:

1. Login to MachineMetrics. The default view of the Current Shift Dashboard will open.
2. Hover over the Reports in the main navigation, and select Utilization from the dropdown menu as shown below.

From the All Machines Page

To access the Utilization Report from the All Machines page in the Machines application module, do the following:

1. Login to MachineMetrics. The default view of the Current Shift Dashboard will open.
2. Click the Machines main menu item. The All Machines page will open.
3. Click the report pull-down menu and then click Utilization as shown below.

From the Machines Application Pages

You can access the Utilization Report for an individual machine from any of the Machines application pages (Overview, Standard Timeline, Diagnostic Timeline, and so on) as follows:

1. Access the All Machines page in the Machines application module as described in the preceding section.
2. Click on a machine image to open the Overview page for that machine.
3. To open the Utilization Report specific to the machine, click the application pull-down menu and then click Utilization as shown below.

 Utilization Report Information Layout

The Utilization Report allows you to view machine utilization data over a selected time period from the following perspectives:

• All Machines: Utilization for all machines in the environment
• Machine Group: Utilization for a selected machine group
• Machine: Utilization for a selected individual machine 

The following sections present the report information layout of each view provided in the Utilization Report and how to access that view.

Utilization Report for All Machines

The following figure shows an example of the Utilization Report for All Machines.

Report Contents

The Utilization Report for individual groups contains the following:

• Line chart view of the In-Cycle utilization for all machines in the environment
• Shifts table with utilization data by shift for all machines
• Machine Groups Summary table with utilization data for all machine groups
• Machine Summary table with utilization summary data for all individual machines in the environment

Accessing the Utilization Report for All Machines

The All Machines utilization report view automatically displays when you first access the Utilization Report from the MachineMetrics main menu.

Utilization Report for Machine Groups

The following figure shows an example of the Utilization Report view for a machine group. 

Report Contents

The Utilization Report view for machine groups contains the following:

• Line chart view of the In-Cycle utilization for the machine group
• Shifts table with utilization data for the group by shift
• Machine Summary table with utilization summary data for all individual machines in the group
• "Return" link that brings you back to the All Machines report

Accessing the Utilization Report for a Machine Group

You access the utilization report for a single machine group from the All Machines report. To access a machine group report, scroll down the Machine Groups Summary table in the All Machines report and click on the machine group you want to view. 

Utilization Report for Individual Machines

The following figure shows an example of the Utilization Report for an individual machine (CNC 104).

Report Contents

The Utilization Report view for individual machines contains the following:

• Utilization component summary data graphic (see figure below)
• Line chart view of In-cycle, Spindle-Rotating, and In-Cut utilization components for the machine
• Shifts table with utilization data for the machine by shift
• Machines Summary table with utilization summary data for the machine

Utilization Summary Data in Individual Machine Report

Accessing the Utilization Report for a Machine

You can access the utilization report for a single machine from the All Machines report or from the machine group report for a group that contains that machine. To access an individual machine report, scroll down the Machines Summary table in either the All Machines or machine group report and click on the entry for the machine report you want to view. 

Utilization Report Tools and Functions

The Utilization Report provides a variety of tools and capabilities to help you analyze machine utilization. The following sections describe these tools and the functionality they provide.

Utilization Line Chart Tool

Each utilization report view provides a line chart tool that shows utilization over time for the selected view. The line chart view can be changed to show all utilization components or to compare shifts by individual utilization components. The time scale granularity of the report can also be changed to find the most useful view of the line chart.

Available Line Chart Views

The Utilization Report for Individual Machines can show trend lines for all three utilization components, as well as comparisons of each individual utilization component trend line by shift. The line chart views available in the individual machine report include the following:

• All Utilization Components (In-Cycle, Spindle-Rotating, and In-Cut)
• Compare In Cycle By Shift
• Compare Spindle Rotating By Shift
• Compare In Cut By Shift

The Utilization Report for All Machines and Utilization Report for Machine Groups only provide line chart views of the In-Cycle utilization component.  This means that the All Utilization Components line chart view for these reports will only show the In-Cycle trend line, and the only comparison line chart option in these reports is for Compare In Cycle By Shift.

Selecting the Line Chart View

To change the line chart view, click the pull-down menu in the top left corner of the line chart and select the desired view.

Utilization Tables

Below the line chart, the Utilization Report provides tables with summary utilization data for the following:

• Shifts
• Machine Groups
• Machines

The following sections present examples of each of these tables and the information and functions they provide.

Shifts

The Shifts table lists utilization percentage by shift for the selected time range. This table is present in all Utilization Report views. 

Machine Groups Summary

The Machine Groups Summary table lists utilization percentage by machine group for the selected time range. You can click on any machine group in the table to view the machine group utilization report for that group.

Viewing Machine Group Data by Shift

You can click the Machine Groups Summary heading to view the machine group data by shift:

Machines Summary

The Machines Summary table lists utilization percentage by individual machine for the selected time range. You can click on any machine in the table to view the utilization report for that machine.

Viewing Machine Data by Shift

You can click the Machines Summary heading to view the machine utilization data by shift:

Selecting the Utilization Report Scope

Each Utilization Report view provides the capability to set the scope of the report for the following report parameters:

• Select Shifts: View data only for selected shifts
• Line Chart Time: Change the time scale used in the line chart views
• Report Date Range: Set the date range covered by the report data

Viewing Utilization by Shift

By default, the Utilization Report views show utilization for all work shifts. Click the Select Shifts pull-down menu, select the desired shifts, and click the Apply button to change the report view to show the utilization data for only the selected shifts.

Aggregate By: Changing the Line Chart Time Scale

The line chart views in the Utilization Report views include the Line Chart Tool as well as the individual In Cycle Over Time line charts associated with the entries in the utilization tables. Adjusting the time scale granularity in these charts can be useful to help clarify a trend. For example, a utilization trend may be unclear when shown by day, but clearer when shown by week, or vice versa. Use the Aggregate By pull-down menu in the top right of the report, choose the level of time scale granularity that you want the line charts to use, and click the Apply button to apply the change. The options include Hour, Day, Week, Month, or Quarter. 

Changing the Report Date Range

 Click either of the dates in the top right of the report view to select the date range you want the report to cover, and click the Apply button change the report. You may need to reset the date range when you change report views, for example from the All Machines report view to the Machine Group report view.