For K-12 Students · OEE
OEE for a laser cut
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a laser cut live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
Overall Equipment EffectivenessLive
the manufacturing scorecard
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
85%
Availability90%
Performance95%
Quality99%
90% × 95% × 99% = 84.6%
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OEE is the single number factories use to judge a machine, multiplying three losses: availability (uptime vs planned), performance (actual vs ideal speed), and quality (good parts vs total). Because they multiply, a chain of "pretty good" factors yields a mediocre result — 90% × 95% × 99% is only 85%. That 85% is the world-class benchmark.
Data Inspector
OEE84.6%
Ratingtypical
World-class85%
Governing equation
Reading this result: availability is the weakest link at 90%; because the three factors multiply, lifting the lowest one moves OEE far more than polishing a factor that is already high.
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- Is this good for k-12 students?
- Yes — this version of "OEE for a laser cut" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.