LINK Systems LinkNet II - Manual (Page 74)

The event log records the machine number, shift date, shift, start time, end time (for down time
codes), duration, Run/Program switch status, tonnage monitor bypass state, tonnage monitor “low limits
off” state, tonnage monitor “reverse limits off” state, and the die protection bypass state that applies to
each entry in the log for a given machine.
6.3 Machine Reports – DTC Summary
The DTC summary report is intended to take the information from the event log and “boil it down”
to a more usable form for trend analysis.
To run the machine DTC summary report, select “Machine”, “DTC Summary” from the “Reports”
menu. Dialog boxes will appear asking for the time, shifts, and machines for which to run the report
(see section 6.1 for details on these dialogs).
The two sections in this report are: specific down time code breakdown and down time code
category break down.
The specific down time code breakdown section lists each different down time code with the number
of occurrences, the total time, average time per occurrence, and percent of total time spent in that down
time code. In addition, each different kind of event is displayed with the number of times it happened.
Events include such things as run/program switch changes, tonnage overloads, die protection faults, and
other items that do not have a time interval, but simply a time they happened. A pie chart is also
displayed giving a graphical representation of the percentage of time the top five down time codes
represents.
The down time code category breakdown section lists the category, number of occurrences, total
time, average time per occurrence, and percentage of total down time the category represents. For
instance, both “Setting Tool” and “Threading Material” can be shown separately in the specific down
time code section, but would be probably lumped under the “Job Installation” category in this section for
a higher-level view.
6.4 Machine Reports – Time Summary
The machine time summary gives a breakdown of how machine time was used. To run the machine
time summary report, select “Machine”, “Time Summary” from the “Reports” menu. Dialog boxes will
appear asking for the time and machines for which to run the report (see section 6.1 for details on these
dialogs).
This report shows the machine number, machine description, maximum strokes per minutes the
machine ran, average strokes per minute the machine ran, ultimate utilization of the machine, total
hours, production hours, break hours, not used hours, and off schedule hours. See Section 3, if
necessary, for a definition of these terms. The hours, of course, apply to the length of time over which
the report was run. In other words, if the report was run over one particular day, total hours should be
24 and the other hours should be less than that.
6.5 Machine Reports – SPM Rate Summary
The machine SPM rate summary gives a breakdown of what and how fast the machine ran for the
time selected. To run the machine SPM rate summary report, select “Machine”, “SPM Rate Summary”
from the “Reports” menu. Dialog boxes will appear asking for the time, shifts, and machines for which
to run the report (see section 6.1 for details on these dialogs).
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