Free CMMS and OEE Tracker for Rubber and Tire Manufacturing
Track the losses that actually hurt a rubber plant, curing press cycle time, mixing and extrusion stops, mould changes, scrap and rework, for free, then bring in Fabrico when you need to automate the whole loop.
The short answer
- Free tool: log a shift on a mixing line, extruder, or curing press in about 2 minutes and get instant OEE, a downtime Pareto for mould changes and scrap, work orders, PM schedules, and an asset register, no account.
- Honest limit: it's manual entry, you investigate micro-stop causes yourself, and it runs on one device for one plant, no PLC feed and no multi-site view.
- Where plants outgrow it: once you run several curing presses and mixers across shifts and buildings, hand-logging every stop and scrap event can't keep up.
- The upgrade: Fabrico reads OEE straight off your press and mixer PLCs, uses computer vision to find the true cause of each micro-stop, and auto-routes the work order, closing the loop plant-wide.
Rubber and tire plants bleed time in ways a generic maintenance log never surfaces: a curing press waiting on a bladder change, an internal mixer stalled between batches, an extruder purging or jamming on a tread line, a scrapped tire that only shows its cure defect after it cools. The free OEE tracker and light CMMS at OEE Lab makes those losses visible, log a shift, get instant OEE with a downtime Pareto, and see which stop category is really eating your cure or mixing capacity. New to the metric? Start with what OEE is.
This page covers what the free tool genuinely does for a rubber or tire operation and where it stops. You get a light CMMS with an asset register for your Banbury mixers, extruders, calenders, and curing presses, a work order board you raise the moment you spot a loss, and a preventive-maintenance schedule for bladder changes, screw and barrel checks, and mould servicing. All free, no account.
The honest version: the free tracker is manual entry, you investigate causes yourself, and it runs on one device for one plant. That is genuinely useful for a single curing line or mixing bay getting its first real numbers, and it helps you decide whether a free CMMS is worth it before you size the cost of downtime across the plant. It is not built for a multi-site tire group reading OEE automatically off PLCs and auto-routing work orders, that is what Fabrico is for.
What you get, free
2-minute shift logging for mixers, extruders, and curing presses
Log a shift on a Banbury mixer, extrusion line, or curing press in about 2 minutes: run time, stops, and scrap count. No spreadsheet, no clipboard.
Instant OEE with a live world-class benchmark
See availability, performance, and quality the moment you log a shift, plus a live comparison against the world-class OEE benchmark so you know where a curing or mixing line actually stands.
Downtime Pareto for mould changes, bladder swaps, and mixer stalls
Every stop you log gets ranked, so you can see fast whether mould changes, bladder swaps, extruder jams, or mixer dump delays are eating the most time on a line.
Work order board and asset register for rubber equipment
Raise a work order the moment you spot a loss, and keep an asset register for mixers, extruders, calenders, curing presses, moulds, and bladders, all free.
PM schedule and per-machine breakdown you control
Set preventive-maintenance intervals for bladder life, mould servicing, and screw and barrel checks, and view a per-machine OEE breakdown to spot your worst asset.
Shareable scorecard, PDF report, CSV/JSON export, installable PWA
Export your shift data or a printable PDF any time, share a scorecard with your shift lead, back up and restore your data locally, and install the tracker as a PWA on a shop-floor tablet. No account needed to start.
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 | Log each mixing, extrusion, or cure shift by hand in about 2 minutes, data stays in your browser. | Reads OEE automatically off your press and mixer PLCs, no manual entry. |
| Micro-stop cause | You investigate bladder faults, mould sticking, and sub-5-minute stops yourself and note the reason. | Computer vision identifies the true cause of each micro-stop, with video evidence. |
| Loss-to-fix loop | You spot a cure or changeover loss, then raise the work order yourself on the board. | A detected loss becomes an auto-routed work order, assigned automatically. |
| Scope and multi-site | One press or line on one device and browser, best for a single line or shift. | Plant-wide and multi-site from one central view across every curing bay and mixing line. |
| Integrations | Standalone, run it on its own and export data when you need it elsewhere. | Connects to your press and mixer PLCs to feed the closed loop from signal to work order. |
| Access and roles | Local device sign-in with people and roles on that one device. | Org access controls and a full audit trail that support audit-readiness against ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001. |
| Data residency | Data lives locally in your browser on one device, nothing leaves it. | EU-built with EU data residency, outside the reach of the US CLOUD Act. |
| Reporting | Instant OEE, a downtime Pareto, per-machine breakdown, and CSV/JSON export you run yourself. | Live plant-wide dashboards plus scheduled reports delivered automatically. |
| Cure cycle and scrap | Log cure cycle overruns, scrap, and rework as your quality loss and roll it into OEE by hand. | Ties PLC cycle data and detected defects to OEE automatically across presses. |
Frequently asked questions
Is this free CMMS actually free for a rubber or tire plant, or is it a trial?
It's genuinely free with no signup and no expiry. You open the tracker, log a shift on a mixer or curing press, and it stores the data in your browser. There is no trial clock and no card required. You can start on one line today and never pay a cent for the free tool.
How does the free tracker handle short stops on a curing press or mixing line, like bladder changes or dump delays?
You log each stop with a reason and duration, and the downtime Pareto ranks your worst causes so you can see fast whether bladder swaps, mould sticking, or mixer dump delays dominate. It will not tell you the true cause of a sub-5-minute micro-stop on its own, that stays manual on your side, which is exactly the gap Fabrico's computer-vision true-cause closes.
Can I track rubber scrap and rework, like undercured or blistered parts?
Yes. The quality metric is generic (good parts vs total parts), so you log rejects, undercure, blisters, porosity, or contamination as your quality loss and the tool rolls it into OEE and the live benchmark. It won't auto-classify defect types from a camera, that level of automatic defect detection is a Fabrico-side capability.
Does the free CMMS cover preventive maintenance for moulds, bladders, and mixers?
Yes. Build an asset register for your Banbury mixers, extruders, calenders, and curing presses, then set preventive-maintenance schedules and raise work orders on the board. It's manual, you decide when a bladder change or mould service is due and who does it, which is what keeps the free tool simple.
When do I need more than the free tool for a rubber plant?
When manual logging becomes the bottleneck. If you run several curing presses and mixing lines across shifts and sites, and you can't afford to chase every micro-stop or scrap event by hand, that's the point to book a Fabrico demo. Fabrico reads OEE automatically off your PLCs, finds the true cause of each micro-stop with video, and auto-routes the work order, closing the loop plant-wide.
Is my plant's data safe if it just lives in the browser?
It stays local on the device you use, nothing goes to a server, which is fine for a single line getting started. Once security and audit posture matter at scale, that's a Fabrico-level need. Fabrico is EU-built with EU data residency and holds ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certification, which supports audit-readiness.
When free is not enough, Fabrico is the upgrade
Once a rubber or tire plant is running multiple curing presses, mixers, and extrusion lines across shifts, manual shift logging and chasing every bladder fault or scrap event by hand becomes the bottleneck, not the answer. Fabrico reads OEE automatically off your press and mixer PLCs plant-wide and across sites, and uses computer vision to identify the true cause of each micro-stop with video evidence. It closes the loop by turning a detected loss straight into an auto-routed, assigned work order. It's EU-built with EU data residency, outside the reach of the US CLOUD Act, and its access controls and audit trail support audit-readiness against ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001. Book a demo to see it running on a curing line's actual data.
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