Free Production Tracking Software: Log Output and OEE by Shift and Line
A genuinely free, no-account production tracker that turns one shift log into output, OEE, availability, performance, quality, a downtime Pareto, and a per-line benchmark, all in your browser.
The short answer
- Open the free production tracker at oee-tracker.html, no account and no time limit.
- Log one shift (planned time, total count, good count, and stops) and get output, OEE, availability, performance, and quality in about 2 minutes.
- Every stop builds a downtime Pareto, with a per-line and per-machine breakdown and a live 85% world-class benchmark.
- When you need automatic PLC capture, true-cause micro-stop detection, or a closed loop from a detected loss to an assigned work order, that is the point to book a Fabrico demo.
Most teams track production output on a clipboard or a spreadsheet by the line: units made, units scrapped, and a rough note when the line stopped. It works until someone asks how a shift actually performed against plan, or wants the downtime ranked worst first. The free production and OEE tracker at OEE Lab closes that gap. Log planned time, total count, good count, and your stops for a shift, and it returns output, OEE, availability, performance, quality, and a ranked downtime Pareto in about 2 minutes, with no account and no time limit.
It is genuinely useful, not a stripped teaser. You get a per-line and per-machine breakdown, a live comparison against the 85% world-class benchmark, and a light CMMS alongside it: a work-order board, a preventive-maintenance schedule, and an asset register, all on one device with CSV and JSON export whenever you want your data out. If your first question is really where the hours are going, the free downtime tracking view and the OEE monitoring angle are two other ways into the same tracker.
Where it stops is honest. You type in each shift by hand (about 2 minutes), it lives in one browser on one device, and you are the one investigating why a stop happened. That is exactly the ceiling a platform like Fabrico is built to lift once you are tracking more than one line, and we lay out that trade-off plainly further down.
What you get, free
Two-minute shift log
Enter planned time, total count, good count, and each stop for a shift. The tracker does the output and OEE math for you, so there are no spreadsheet formulas to build or repair.
Output and OEE in one view
Every shift returns your good-count output next to OEE and the three components (availability, performance, and quality), so you can tell whether a low number is a stopping problem, a speed problem, or a scrap problem.
Per-line and per-machine breakdown
Log more than one line or machine and the tracker keeps each one separate, so you can compare shifts, lines, and assets instead of averaging everything into a single fuzzy number.
Downtime Pareto
Each stop you log is ranked into a Pareto chart, so the biggest chunk of lost output is obvious at a glance instead of buried in a notes column.
Live world-class benchmark
Your OEE is plotted against the 85% world-class reference the moment you log a shift, so you know right away whether a line is world-class, typical, or in trouble.
Light CMMS and clean export
A work-order board, a PM schedule, and an asset register sit beside the tracker, and everything exports to CSV or JSON any time, so your shift and downtime history is always yours to take.
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 2 minutes, and the data stays in your browser. | Fabrico reads output and OEE straight off your PLCs, so there is no manual entry. |
| Loss-to-fix loop | You spot the loss on the Pareto, then raise the work order yourself on the board. | A detected loss becomes an auto-routed work order, assigned without anyone retyping it. |
| Micro-stop cause | You investigate short sub-five-minute stops yourself and type in the reason. | Computer vision identifies the true cause of each micro-stop and backs it with video evidence. |
| Scope and multi-site | One plant on one device and browser, best for a single line, cell, or shift. | Plant-wide and multi-site output and OEE from one central view. |
| Integrations | Standalone by design; you export to CSV or JSON when you need the data elsewhere. | Connects to PLCs, MES, and ERP so output and OEE flow through your stack automatically. |
| Access and roles | A local sign-in adds people and roles, but only on that one device. | Org-wide roles and single sign-on across the plant, with a full audit trail. |
| Data residency | Your logs never leave the browser, so nothing is uploaded anywhere. | EU-built with EU data residency, so production data stays in the region. |
| Reporting | Instant output, OEE, A/P/Q, a downtime Pareto, and CSV/JSON exports you run yourself. | Live plant-wide dashboards plus scheduled reports delivered automatically. |
| Certifications and trust | Good for a working number your team can trust for day-to-day decisions. | ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certified, which supports audit-readiness for formal reporting. |
Frequently asked questions
Is this production tracking software actually free?
Yes. The tracker is free with no signup and no time limit, no credit card and no seat cap. Your shift and output data stays in your browser on the device you use.
Do I need to install anything or create an account?
No. Open oee-tracker.html and start logging a shift straight away. If you want people and roles on that one device you can set up a local sign-in, but it is optional.
What can I track per shift and per line?
For each shift you log planned time, total count, good count, and your stops, and the tracker returns output, OEE, availability, performance, quality, and a downtime Pareto. Log more than one line or machine and each is tracked separately, so you can compare them side by side.
How is this different from a spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet is flexible, but you build the OEE math, the Pareto, and the benchmark yourself and fix them when they break. The tracker calculates output and OEE instantly, ranks your stops into a Pareto, and plots you against the 85% world-class benchmark, so you skip the formula-building.
When do I need more than the free tracker?
When manual entry starts eating an operator's time every shift, when you are running more than one line or site, or when you need output read automatically off PLCs and someone to find the true cause of a micro-stop. That is the point to book a Fabrico demo.
Can I get my data out later?
Yes. The tracker exports to CSV and JSON any time, so your shift logs and downtime history are yours to take into a spreadsheet, another tool, or a Fabrico rollout.
When free is not enough, Fabrico is the upgrade
Once you are tracking output across more than one line, the free tracker has done its job: it proved the numbers matter and got everyone reading the same Pareto. The next bottleneck is different. It is manual entry costing an operator time every shift, micro-stops that nobody has hours to investigate one by one, and production data that now spans several lines or sites. Fabrico reads output and OEE straight off your PLCs, uses computer vision to name the true cause of each micro-stop with video evidence, and turns a detected loss into an auto-routed work order, all from an EU-built platform with EU data residency and ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certifications that support audit-readiness. If that is where your plant is heading, book a Fabrico demo.
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