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August 18, 2023

5 Signs Your Factory Needs a Downtime Management System

Many factory owners know something is wrong — but are not sure if they need a system to fix it. Here are 5 signs that you do.

1. You find out about breakdowns late. If you are hearing about machine stoppages from a worker walking up to your office — instead of an instant alert — you are always reacting too late.

2. You don't know your most problematic machine. If you cannot immediately name which machine breaks most often and costs you the most, you do not have enough data to manage your factory effectively.

3. Repairs take longer than they should. If getting a vendor or technician on-site takes hours because of manual phone calls and follow-ups, you are adding avoidable time to every breakdown.

4. The same machine keeps breaking. Repeat failures on the same machine are a clear sign that root causes are not being addressed — because no one is tracking the pattern.

5. You have no idea what downtime is costing you. If you cannot answer "how much did downtime cost us this month?" — the problem is bigger than you think.

If any of these sound familiar, Rasset can help. It gives you instant alerts, cost tracking, vendor management, and pattern analysis — all in one platform built for modern factories.

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