Free TPM software
Run Total Productive Maintenance in your browser: log OEE, rank the six big losses on a downtime Pareto, and keep autonomous and preventive maintenance on schedule. Free, no account, and your data stays on your device.
The short answer
- The OEE Lab free tracker gives you a working Total Productive Maintenance setup in the browser: shift-logged OEE, a downtime Pareto of the six big losses, a PM schedule, and a work order board, at no cost.
- It covers the core TPM pillars, measure OEE, expose the losses, run autonomous and preventive maintenance, and put the operator at the center of catching problems early.
- Your data stays in your browser, no account is required to start, and it runs on a shop-floor tablet in any browser for one-tap logging at the machine.
- When manual logging becomes the limit and you want automatic PLC-read OEE, computer-vision true-cause on micro-stops, and work orders that route themselves, that is where Fabrico takes over.
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) rests on a simple loop: measure how equipment really performs, expose where the time goes, then fix the causes with the operators who run the machines. The OEE Lab tracker gives you that loop for free, you log each shift and it computes OEE with its availability, performance, and quality parts, then ranks the six big losses on a downtime Pareto so the biggest drain is obvious. It all runs next to the shift log and work order board in one browser tab.
The maintenance half of TPM lives in the same tool. A recurring preventive maintenance schedule flags each task the day it comes due, a due task or a spotted loss becomes a work order on the board, and the asset register keeps the history with each machine. Track progress over time against the maintenance KPIs that TPM programs care about, like OEE trend and mean time between failures.
The honest limit: this is a manual, single-device tool. Logging a shift takes a couple of minutes, it holds one plant on one browser, and you investigate the causes yourself rather than having them detected for you. That is normal for a genuinely free tool and plenty to start a TPM habit, see the cost of downtime to size the prize, browse the wider free manufacturing software set, and read when to upgrade from a free tool for how to think about graduating.
What you get, free
OEE with availability, performance, quality
A quick shift log turns your run data into OEE, split into the availability, performance, and quality factors that TPM is built on.
Six big losses on a Pareto
Tag downtime and loss reasons as you log, and the tool ranks them on a downtime Pareto so the biggest of the six big losses is obvious at a glance.
Autonomous and preventive maintenance schedule
Set recurring checks and PM tasks by calendar or run hours, and each one flags the day it comes due so operator-led upkeep stays on cadence.
Work order board
Turn a due PM task or a spotted loss into a work order in one click, so nothing falls through the gap between finding a problem and fixing it.
Asset register with per-machine breakdown
Keep an asset register and see OEE and losses per machine, with a built-in benchmark so you know how a line stacks up as you improve it.
Export, backup, and printable report
Export everything to CSV or JSON, back up and restore your data, and generate a printable PDF report or a shareable scorecard for the TPM board.
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 shift by hand in a couple of minutes; the numbers stay in your browser. | Reads OEE automatically off your PLCs, so the six big losses are captured live with no manual entry. |
| TPM loss analysis | You classify downtime into the six big losses yourself and watch the Pareto shift to shift. | The six big losses are captured and attributed automatically, so operator-led TPM runs off real data, not memory. |
| Micro-stop cause | You investigate sub-five-minute stops yourself and type in the reason you find. | Computer vision identifies the true cause of each micro-stop, with video evidence. |
| Loss-to-fix loop | You read the Pareto, decide the priority, and raise the work order yourself on the board. | A detected loss becomes an auto-routed work order, assigned without anyone raising it by hand. |
| Scope and multi-site | One plant on one device and browser, ideal for a single line, cell, or shift. | Plant-wide and multi-site from one central cloud view. |
| Integrations | Standalone; run it on its own and export to CSV or JSON when you need the data elsewhere. | Closed loop across PLCs, MES, and ERP, so PLC-read OEE flows straight to a work order. |
| Access and roles | People and roles live on that one device, sign-in is local to the browser. | Org SSO with roles across the plant and a full audit trail. |
| Data residency | Your data lives in your own browser storage on your device, nothing is uploaded. | EU-built with EU data residency, and ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certified to support audit-readiness. |
| Reporting | Printable PDF report and a shareable scorecard you generate on demand. | Live dashboards and scheduled reports pushed automatically across the plant. |
Frequently asked questions
Is this TPM software actually free, or a trial?
It is genuinely free, not a time-limited trial. No account is required to start and there is no expiring clock. The honest tradeoff is that it runs on one device in your browser and you log data by hand, rather than syncing automatically across a plant.
What is TPM and how does this tool support it?
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a method for maximising equipment effectiveness by measuring OEE, attacking the six big losses, running preventive maintenance on a schedule, and giving operators ownership of catching problems early. The tracker covers each of those: OEE with its A, P, and Q parts, a six-big-losses Pareto, a PM and autonomous-maintenance schedule, and roles so operators log at the machine.
How does it track the six big losses?
As you log a shift you tag downtime and loss reasons, and the tool ranks them on a downtime Pareto while splitting OEE into availability, performance, and quality. That shows whether your losses are breakdowns and setups, minor stops and speed loss, or startup and production rejects, so the TPM team knows where to work first.
Can operators run autonomous maintenance checks in it?
Yes. You can set recurring checks and PM tasks by calendar or run hours, assign people and roles on the device, and convert any due task into a work order. That is enough to run operator-led autonomous maintenance and planned maintenance side by side on one line.
Does it capture data automatically from the machines?
No, and it is important to be honest about that. The free tracker is manual: a quick, couple-of-minutes shift log on a single device, with you investigating causes yourself. Automatic OEE capture straight off the PLCs is a Fabrico capability, not something this free tool does.
When do I need more than the free TPM tool?
When manual shift logging becomes the bottleneck, or when you want OEE read automatically off your PLCs, computer-vision true-cause on micro-stops, work orders that auto-route without someone raising them, multi-site rollups, and EU data residency with ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certification. That is when a Fabrico demo makes sense, so a growing TPM program runs on real-time data instead of memory.
When free is not enough, Fabrico is the upgrade
The free tracker is built to start a TPM habit on one line: you log the shift, watch the six big losses on the Pareto, and keep preventive and autonomous maintenance on schedule by hand. Once manual logging is the bottleneck and you want the losses captured for you, Fabrico is the paid step up. It reads OEE straight off your PLCs and closes the loop into an auto-routed work order, uses computer vision to pin the true cause of each micro-stop with video evidence, and runs EU-built with EU data residency plus ISO 27001, 20000-1, and 9001 certification to support audit-readiness. Book a Fabrico demo when your TPM program is ready to run on real-time data instead of memory.
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