What’s New?

We’ve expanded Pulse with two new utilization methods:

• Machine Capacity utilization (OEE)
• Calendar Capacity utilization (OOE)

Examples​

Machine Capacity utilization (OEE)​

Machine Capacity utilization calculates how effectively a machine is used compared to its planned daily capacity.
Admins can dynamically configure the daily capacity for each machine.

For example:
If a machine has its Monday capacity set to 8 hours, and its uptime is 4 hours, the utilization will be 50%.

In systems where Performance and Quality values are available, the OEE calculation will include them. When these values are not provided, they are automatically set to 100%, meaning OEE effectively reflects Availability.

💡 Admin Tip:
Be careful when assigning very low capacity values (for example, 0.1 h) to weekends or non-production days. If the machine runs even briefly on those days, utilization can spike to unrealistic levels (thousands of %). Set capacity to 0 h for days with no planned production to avoid distorted results.

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Calendar Capacity utilization (OOE)​

Calendar Capacity utilization calculates how effectively a machine is used compared to the company’s planned calendar capacity.
Admins can dynamically configure the calendar capacity.

Just like with OEE, in systems where Performance and Quality values are available, the OOE calculation will include them. When these values are not provided, they are automatically set to 100%, meaning OEE effectively reflects Availability.

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Machine Capacity settings for Admins​

Factory Calendar settings for Admins​

We’ve improved the readability of utilization graphs by introducing a soft maximum of 100% on the Y-axis.

What’s new​

• When utilization values are below 100%, the Y-axis is locked at 100% for easier comparison across different insights.
• When utilization values exceed 100%, the Y-axis dynamically adjusts beyond 100% to fit the data.
• This ensures more consistent scaling when comparing Power-on, 24/7, Factory Calendar, and Machine Calendar utilization insights.

Example​

The Y-axis stays consistently locked at 100% until utilization values go beyond 100%, at which point the axis automatically adjusts.

Pulse cards now make it easier to see how long a resource has been idle without an active work order.

What’s new​

• Each Pulse card shows the duration since the last active work order ended.
• The duration text is color-coded by time thresholds:
  • 🟢 Green – last active within 1 hour
  • 🟡 Yellow/Orange – last active 1–24 hours ago
  • 🔴 Red – last active 24+ hours ago
• Hovering over the duration reveals the exact timestamp when the last work order ended.

Examples​

Pulse card with inactive duration:

Tooltip showing exact inactive time:

We’ve made it easier to analyze and compare utilization data with the addition of a total row in utilization tables.

What’s new​

• Tables showing utilization values now include a footer row with totals.
• This allows users to quickly extract overall numbers and compare results across different companies or groups.
• Improves clarity and reduces manual calculation effort when analyzing utilization metrics.

Example​

We’ve made it even easier for our Pulse users to organize their downtime reasons! The downtime topic admin page now supports sorting, so you can quickly arrange parent topics and their nested downtime reasons in the order that best fits your workflow.

Drag and drop the topics in prefered order in admin page:

Results in report downtime reason interface:

We’ve made it easier to organize and manage downtime reasons in Pulse! Previously, downtime reasons could be linked to specific machine types. With our latest update, you can now create parent topics and nest downtime reasons under them, linking these topics to machine groups instead of types. Key improvements:

Downtime reasons are now organized under parent topics, making it easier to navigate and select the right reason. Topics are linked to machine groups, providing more flexibility and better alignment with your operational structure. The admin setup page has been updated to support this new structure, allowing you to create and manage nested topics and group links. In the UI, downtime reasons are now displayed under tabs for each parent topic, making selection faster and more intuitive.

What’s New: Resource Activity Timeline​

We’re excited to introduce a major upgrade to the Machine States timeline feature in Pulse! The familiar timeline is now called the Resource Activity Timeline, providing a more comprehensive and flexible view of your resource’s operations.

Timeline Type	Description
Machine State	This line shows the status of your machine over time.
Work Order	A new line displays active work orders, making it easy to track production alongside machine states or alone.
Machine Program	Another new line shows which machine program is running, giving you deeper insight into operations.

You can also report downtime reasons directly by clicking on the Work Order timeline.

We’ve streamlined the downtime reporting widget to make it faster and easier to use! Previously, you had to choose a recent machine state or set a start time before reporting a downtime reason. Now, you simply select the downtime reason and start the timer.

Key improvements:

• Just pick the downtime reason and start reporting—no need to select machine state or set a start time.
• The timer counts the duration until you stop reporting or, if enabled, automatically stops when the machine state changes.
• This update makes downtime reporting more efficient and reduces the steps needed to capture accurate data.

Improved Materials Consumption Tracking: Split Lines by Location​

We’ve enhanced the material list in our UI to provide even greater clarity and traceability. Previously, material lines with consumption from multiple locations were grouped together, making it harder to see exactly where materials were used. With our latest update, these lines are now split by location, so each entry clearly shows how much was consumed and from where.

Stocked Locations​

A list of locations with available stock can be viewed in the expandable detail panel. If there has been consumption, the consumed location is marked with a green indicator.

Planner​

You can now find the planner responsible for the material line, with a link to Teams and Email, by clicking the user icon.

After many customer requests, we’re excited to introduce Order notes, a simple way to keep track of important information directly on your orders!