This video shows how to monitor and analyze live production output.
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The Blackbird tutorial series will help you learn how to use the Blackbird software.
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In this list, you will find tutorials by topic. On each topic, tutorial videos are grouped into two categories: All and Operator. Operators are normally the users without Administrator right on the Blackbird software.
Downtime on your production line will be automatically detected by a sensor, but you may want to understand reasons for each downtime. Let’s start registering reasons for each stop and analyze your downtime.
Operator

This video shows how to register stop reason to each stop to analyze downtime. It also shows how to create a new stop cause, how to split a stop, etc.

This video shows how to create new stop categories and stop causes to start downtime analysis and OEE analysis.

This video shows how to use various display options on Analytics page, e.g. pareto chart by OEE type, scatter plot.

This video shows how to use various filtering options to analyze stop causes, e.g. by duration, by OEE type.

This video shows how to use Analytics and OEE.
If you run batches on your production line, you can use the Batch function on the Blackbird software. You can analyze each batch’s efficiency and track batch progress in real time.
Operator

This video shows how to manage products and packagings in order to create batches.

This video shows how to create a new batch. Batches function allows to analyze batch performance based on specifications, e.g. batch speed, batch size.

This video shows how to run batches on Batch page.

This video shows how to track a shift or a batch in real time. You can display the Blackbird batch dashboard or shift dashboard on a big flat screen and monitor real time progress. e.g., are we ahead or behind? When will the current batch be completed? What is target vs actual?

This video shows how to use Batch function to analyze each batch’s performance and efficiency.
OEE is a standard for measuring manufacturing productivity. On the Blackbird software, OEE is automatically calculated and visualized in real time. If you have multiple machines or sites, you can also analyze consolidated OEE.

This video shows what can be seen on the various visualizations on OEE page. e.g., OEE1,2,3, TCU and OEE waterfall chart.

This video shows how to see OEE of multiple lines. e.g., consolidated OEE across lines and across factories.

This video shows how to use Analytics and OEE.
Andon is a system which notifies Support team (e.g., Management, Maintenance team) of an issue or a problem in the shopfloor. Let’s start using Andon on the Blackbird software.
Operator

This video shows how to set up Workers on Andon dashboard.

This video shows how to set up Schedules on Andon dashboard.
Set the validated speed and expected speed of your line, activate automatic stop detection, etc.

This video shows how to set the validated speed and expected speed of your line, activate automatic stop detection, etc.
Issue a new user in your company, create a line with multiple sensors, understand the fine-grained access control on the Blackbird software.

Admin 1 – Manage Roles

Admin 2 – Manage Groups

Admin 3 – Manage Users
Watch more videos about smart data collection
Here you will find videos about sensors, how to configure sensors and capturing various signals.
Install, configure and setup sensors for correct data collection. Explore the Blackbird capability of connecting various signals to the cloud software.
All

This video shows how to set up Timer, Off-Delay for Omron E3AS sensor.

This video shows how to connect PLC sensor cable.

This video shows what kind of sensors Factbird connects to get the data. Proximity sensors, analog sensors, video cameras, PLC sensor cables etc.
