Industrial · Process Optimization
Real-Time OEE Production Dashboard
Intermediate 4 weeks 30-45 hours
Build a sensor-based system that tracks machine uptime, cycle count, and quality to compute OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) live. OEE is a core metric in every manufacturing operations role.
Major
Industrial
Focus area
Process Optimization
Total hours
30-45 hours
What you'll need
- Arduino Uno R3 ATmega328P microcontroller board
- infrared IR obstacle avoidance sensor module for Arduino
- 16x2 LCD display module with I2C for Arduino
- microSD card data logging module for Arduino
- push button and LED assortment kit for Arduino
- breadboard jumper wires male female assortment pack
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Steps
- Set up an IR sensor to count cycles on a real or simulated machine.
- Add buttons to log downtime and bad parts.
- Program the Arduino to calculate availability, performance, and quality.
- Display live OEE on the LCD and log it to the SD card.
- Run a full shift simulation and analyze where losses happen.
- Document the dashboard and findings for your portfolio.
What to photograph for your portfolio
- OEE dashboard
- uptime/downtime logs
- cycle count graphs
- quality tracking
- efficiency trends
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Designed and built a real-time OEE production dashboard using Manufacturing analytics, OEE, sensors
Applied real-time dashboards and data logging to implement, test, and validate the system end-to-end
Skills you'll show off
Manufacturing analyticsOEEsensorsreal-time dashboardsdata logging