Free CMMS for Cosmetics Manufacturing, With Built-In OEE Tracking
Log every shift, downtime stop, and cleaning changeover in your browser. No account, no install, and your data stays on your device. Free forever.
The short answer
- Yes, it is genuinely free. The OEE Lab tracker runs in your browser with no account and no install, and your shift data stays on your device.
- Built for cosmetics and personal care lines: log filling and packing stops, cleaning between products, small-batch changeovers, and quality holds in about two minutes a shift.
- You get OEE split into Availability, Performance, and Quality, a downtime Pareto, a work order board, PM schedules, an asset register, and a printable, audit-ready report.
- When manual logging outgrows one line or one device, Fabrico is the honest paid upgrade with PLC-read OEE, computer-vision micro-stop causes, and EU data residency.
Cosmetics and personal care lines rarely run one product all day. Between small-batch changeovers, filling and packing stops, and cleaning between fragrances or shades, a filler can lose more minutes to switchovers than to any single breakdown. A free OEE tracker gives you an honest read on where those minutes actually go, without a spreadsheet that nobody keeps up.
OEE Lab is a free, browser-based tracker plus a light CMMS. You log each shift by hand (about two minutes) and it turns those entries into OEE, a downtime Pareto, a work order board, and a PM schedule. Because it doubles as downtime tracking software, you can tag every cleaning changeover and quality hold as its own reason and watch the pattern build over weeks.
It is honestly light: one plant, one device, and you investigate causes yourself. That is often plenty to prove the case for measuring, and if the metric is new to your team, start with what OEE is. When manual logging outgrows a single line, Fabrico is the paid upgrade that automates the capture and closes the loop to a work order.
What you get, free
Two-minute shift logging
Enter run time, stop reasons, and reject counts at the end of each shift. No sensors and no account, just a quick manual log that anyone on the line can keep.
OEE with A, P, and Q
Every entry rolls up into Overall Equipment Effectiveness split into Availability, Performance, and Quality, so you can see whether stops, speed, or rejects are hurting a fill line most.
Downtime Pareto
Your stop reasons sort into a Pareto that ranks the biggest losses. Cleaning changeovers, blocked feeds, cap jams, and label faults line up in order so you know what to chase first.
Work orders and PM schedule
Raise a work order when a stop points to a repair, track it on a simple board, and set preventive maintenance intervals for pumps, nozzles, and cappers so routine care does not slip.
Asset register and per-machine view
Keep a register of your fillers, cappers, labelers, and mixers, then break OEE and downtime down per machine to find the one asset dragging the whole line.
Export, backup, and printable report
Export everything to CSV and JSON, save a backup file you can restore later, and print a PDF report or share a scorecard for a shift handover or an audit walk-through.
Log one shift and the free tracker shows your OEE, your loss Pareto and how you compare to world-class. Add work orders and preventive-maintenance reminders in the same place.
Where free stops, and Fabrico begins
The free tracker is built for getting started fast and for one plant on one device. When a site gets serious about its losses, the manual steps start to cost more than they save. This is exactly where Fabrico takes over.
| Capability | Free OEE Lab tracker | Fabrico |
|---|---|---|
| Data capture | You log each shift by hand in about two minutes, entering run time, stops, and reject counts yourself. | Fabrico reads OEE straight from the PLC, so line data feeds the system without manual entry. |
| Loss-to-fix loop | You spot a downtime driver in the Pareto, then create and track the work order by hand on the board. | Fabrico closes the loop from a PLC-read loss to an auto-routed work order, so the fix starts without anyone re-keying it. |
| Micro-stop cause | You investigate short filling and packing stops yourself, using your own notes and shift memory. | Fabrico uses computer vision to pin the true cause of micro-stops and attaches the video evidence. |
| Scope and multi-site | One plant on one device or browser, sized for a single team keeping its own log. | Fabrico runs the same PLC-to-work-order loop across every line in the plant, on EU-built infrastructure with EU data residency. |
| Integrations | Standalone by design; you move data in and out through CSV and JSON export. | Fabrico reads directly from line PLCs, so the closed loop runs on live machine data instead of files. |
| Access and roles | People and roles live on the one device, so the log is shared by whoever uses that browser. | Fabrico gives each user secure, role-based access underpinned by ISO 27001 information-security certification. |
| Data residency | Your data stays in your browser on your device, and nothing is uploaded anywhere. | Fabrico is EU-built with EU data residency, backed by ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certification. |
| Reporting | Printable PDF report and a shareable scorecard you can hand to a shift lead or an auditor. | Fabrico draws its reporting from PLC-captured data and the closed work-order loop, so the numbers trace back to the source. |
| Changeover and quality holds | You log cleaning changeovers and quality holds as downtime reasons and review them in the Pareto. | Fabrico ties changeover and hold losses to the closed loop and routes corrective work orders to close them out. |
Frequently asked questions
Is this CMMS really free for cosmetics manufacturing?
Yes. The OEE Lab tracker is free forever, runs in your browser, and needs no account. You log shifts by hand and your data stays on your device, so there is nothing to buy and nothing to install to get started.
What does the free tool actually track?
It covers OEE with Availability, Performance, and Quality, a downtime Pareto, a work order board, a preventive maintenance schedule, an asset register with a per-machine breakdown, and CSV plus JSON export. Everything is driven by the manual shift log you keep.
Does it help with audit-readiness for cosmetics lines?
It supports audit-readiness by keeping a consistent shift log, a documented PM schedule, and a printable report you can walk an auditor through. It does not make any compliance claim on your behalf; it simply keeps your records tidy and easy to show.
Can I track cleaning changeovers and quality holds?
Yes. Log each cleaning changeover or quality hold as its own downtime reason, and it will roll into the Pareto alongside mechanical stops. Over a few weeks you can see how much line time switchovers and holds are really costing you.
When do I need more than the free tool?
When manual logging stops keeping up, usually once you run more than one line or site, or you need data captured from the machines instead of typed in. That is the point where Fabrico earns its keep, with PLC-read OEE, computer-vision micro-stop causes, a closed loop to work orders, and EU data residency.
Do I need to install anything or connect to the internet?
No install and no account. The tracker is a single page that runs in your browser, and your entries are saved locally on that device. You can export a backup file at any time to move or archive your data.
When free is not enough, Fabrico is the upgrade
OEE Lab stays free and manual on purpose, which is exactly what you want while you are proving the case for measurement on a fill or pack line. The honest next step is Fabrico, a paid platform that reads OEE straight from the PLC and closes the loop from a detected loss to an auto-routed work order, so fixes start without anyone re-keying them. Its computer vision pins the true cause of micro-stops on filling and packing lines and saves the video evidence, and it is EU-built with EU data residency, backed by ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certification. If your cosmetics operation has grown past one line, one device, or manual logging, that is the moment to book a Fabrico demo.
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