PlantStar Panorama Help

Down Reason Sets



The Down Reason Sets window lets you add, change or delete a down reason set. Defining down reason sets enables PlantStar Panorama to report a machine's down time and down frequency by a defined reason. Down time statistics are collected using shift-to-date data for a current job or historical job. Down reason sets are associated with a machine from the Machine Setup window.

You can define up to twenty (20) down reasons for each down set. Down reason number one and two are pre-defined by PlantStar Panorama in terms of what they do and mean.

NOTE: An extended down and reject reason option can be purchased from PlantStar Panorama. This will extended the down/reject limit to one hundred and sixty (160) down/reject reasons for each set.

Down Reason One: The first reason is the default down reason. Time is accrued to this reason when a machine is down and the operator has not selected a specific reason. A post-down delay period can be set, though, from the Machine Setup window that delays the accruing of "unspecified" down time to Down Reason #1.

Down Reason Two: The second down reason clocks actual setup time. PlantStar Panorama compares this time with a job's standard setup time.

NOTE: A machine is considered down under the following conditions:
·The machine is cycling so slowly that the actual cycle time is longer than the down time threshold specified in the current job.  
·The operator has selected a down reason that 'forces' the machine into a down state.  

Where can you find it?

·Choose the Sets menu on the main Shop Configuration window.  
·Choose the Down Reason Sets option.  

What do you want to know about?


·Selecting Reason Sets  
·Creating Reason Sets  
·Renaming a Reason Set  
·Deleting Reason Sets  
·Saving Reason Sets  
·Undoing Your Changes  
·Setting Down Reason Flags