Increase productivity by up to 50%
Average productive increase of 10-50%
Drive Operational Excellence with OEE Monitoring Software
Unlock the hidden potential of your shop floor with automated overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) monitoring software. MEMEX’s MERLIN Tempus platform provides real-time machine-level insights and factory-wide visibility to help you increase uptime, performance, and product quality—delivering measurable ROI and sustainable competitive advantage.
Be more competitive and to get the maximum throughput with your manufacturing machine assets!
Our advanced IIoT hardware platform connects all machines on the plant floor to our innovative Machine Operations Management (MOMs) software to visualize machine monitoring performance and measure Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in real-time.
What Is OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness?
OEE is the industry-standard KPI for production performance—it quantifies how effectively manufacturing time is being used by combining three pivotal components:
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Availability – percentage of scheduled time that your equipment is actually running
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Performance – how fast the equipment is operating compared to its theoretical maximum
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Quality – the proportion of good parts produced versus total output
For example:
Availability 86.6% × Performance 93% × Quality 91.3% = OEE 73.6%
A world-class target is often around 85%, yet few plants reach that without automated tracking. That’s where we come in!
Why Automated OEE Matters
Machine utilization—tracking how often a machine is running versus idle—is a useful starting point. However, it tells only part of the story. OEE, on the other hand, paints a full picture by combining availability, performance, and quality into a single metric. This holistic view is crucial for meaningful improvements.
In addition, manual methods of capturing OEE—clipboards and spreadsheets—fail to capture critical downtime and quality issues, misreporting production by as much as 50%.
By contrast, MERLIN Tempus continuously monitors all machine events in real time—capturing every second of unplanned downtime and scrap, and correlating it across shifts, part numbers, and equipment.
Expected performance improvements:
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10–50% increase in machine productivity
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20%+ profit gains from a mere 10% uptick in OEE
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Rapid payback—typically under 4 months; IRR often exceeds 300%
Introducing MERLIN™ Tempus
MERLIN Tempus is an open and extensible machine monitoring software that enables data-driven manufacturing with zero programming or custom integration. It offers a dynamic, user-configurable dashboard that provides a complete customizable view of shop floor operations. MERLIN monitors every machine in your shop – CNC machines, non-CNC machines, sensors, fabrication centers and manual processes. They are all tied together with MEMEX connectivity tools that allow user-defined reports to be easily shared from the shop floor to the top floor on a variety of Internet devices from PCs to smartphones.
MERLIN Tempus equips industrial machines with the necessary interfaces that enable data-driven manufacturing through 24/7 machine monitoring. Once MERLIN Tempus is implemented, it creates a way to funnel data from both machine states (e.g. run time data) and machine processes (e.g. sensor data) for improved efficiency. It then provides actionable information in the form of user-configurable, Web-enabled dashboard reports for machine operators, factory managers, engineers, production managers, continuous improvement managers and senior management so they can work together to dramatically improve productivity and profit on an ongoing basis.
Key Features of Our OEE Monitoring Software
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Real-time dashboards & alerts | Immediate visibility—email/text alerts notify you of issues as they occur |
| Downtime, reject, and labor analytics | Identify root causes and eliminate recurring losses |
| Predictive maintenance alerts | Shift from reactive to proactive maintenance via data-driven insights |
| ERP integration | Seamless data flow preserves job costing integrity and visibility |
| Flexible IIoT connectivity | Supports MTConnect, OPC, Fanuc, plus legacy adapters for CNC and non-CNC alike |
| Continuous Improvement tools | Enables tracking, ticketing, and real-time KPI trends |
Expand from OEE to Financial OEE (FOEE)
The real power of OEE lies in its financial and strategic value. A small increase in OEE—often just 10%—can generate profit improvements exceeding 20%, far beyond what simple utilization gains can deliver. Tools like MERLIN Financial OEE go even further, connecting machine-level data to operating income and cost models. This elevates OEE from a shop floor metric to a boardroom KPI, aligning continuous improvement with real-time profit tracking. For manufacturers serious about operational excellence, OEE monitoring software is not just a productivity tool—it’s a strategic advantage.
Take OEE tracking further by financially contextualizing performance. Financial OEE shines a light on:
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Which equipment or parts generate the highest profitability
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Hidden cost sinks—setup time, minor stops
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Strategic scheduling based on contribution per constrained hour
Immerse managers and continuous improvement teams in data that directly impacts the bottom line.
MEMEX Customer Results & Pilots
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10–50% productivity gains across diverse job shops and OEM environments
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Case study: A job shop slashed turnaround from 3 weeks to 2 days by breaking tasks into measurable operations—unlocking real operations-level OEE improvement
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Pilot program: Deploy MERLIN OEE on a single machine—full system credited to broader rollout, with 60-day money-back guarantee
Strategic Benefits for Executive Decision-Making
Today’s market demands rely on more than uptime—they demand profitability, agility, and resilience:
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Boardroom-ready KPIs: OEE is no longer a shop-floor metric—it’s a strategic indicator embraced at executive levels
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Sustainability and ESG: OEE optimization reduces scrap, energy use, and emissions—supporting environmental goals
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Agile modernization: Leverage existing assets—plug-and-play IIoT saves CapEx while powering smart data adoption
Ready to Optimize?
Let us help you shift from reactive firefighting to data-led manufacturing excellence:
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Schedule a live demo of MERLIN Tempus and FOEE
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Pilot one machine to quantify your ROI and performance uplift
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Scale across your plant to cascade real-time OEE and financial insights
Contact us today to explore a pilot, engage your team, and secure measurable productivity and profit gains.
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