Hi there! I’m going to quickly review the OnTakt system and show you a few ways it can help in your day-to-day workload.

Here’s a machine card view of every machine in our shop. This view is really nice because I can quickly scroll through and see the status of each one—whether it’s on target, off target, stopped, running, or idle. It’s a great way to get an at-a-glance understanding of where we’re at and whether I need to go out to the floor to take a closer look at a machine.

The backbone of this software is built around part counting. When I click into the production chart, every green dot represents a part that’s been made. I can see which program was running and even mark parts as suspect, scrapped, or reworked. This helps tie in quality data, and the system also tracks things like machine alarms, which you can filter or toggle on and off.

This gives a clear visual representation of exactly what’s happening on your machine throughout the day. I can also look back at different time periods—for example, checking how a machine performed yesterday or last week. Over time, you can start to see patterns, identify downtime, or find recurring issues.

We have automated downtime tracking, including tracking based on alarm codes. You can tie those downtimes to specific issues, so if I look at that same machine again, I can see which issues we’re tracking, how much time they’ve cost us, and even how much money we’ve lost because of them. This makes it much easier to identify our biggest problems and focus on fixing them.

If you don’t have a high part count, you can also track utilization. Based on your expected shifts, you can see how much each machine is actually running. Some machines might look great, while others show downtime—and this helps ensure that your spindles are running as much as you want them to. Without software like this, it’s really hard to track that kind of detail.

Similar to part tracking, I can look back at utilization from last week, for example, and see which machines performed well and which sat idle—whether due to issues or simply lack of work. It’s a quick, efficient way to stay up to speed on what happened last night, yesterday, or last week. It saves a ton of time communicating across the team and helps everyone focus on solving problems instead of just finding them.

If you’d like to schedule a demo and learn more, I’d be happy to show you the other features this software offers. Use the link in this email, and hopefully I’ll see you soon. Thank you!