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Template 03 · Downtime register
Vol. I · Shop-floor form · A4 landscape

Downtime register

One line per stoppage longer than 60 seconds. Filled in real time by the operator, validated by the supervisor. Feeds the monthly Pareto and the MTTR / MTBF you'll show to the plant manager.
Date
Line
Shift
Operator
Supervisor
Sheet no.
# Start End Δ (min) Machine / station Cat. (BD/CO/MS/SP/QL) Cause (what / why) Action taken Resolved by
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
ΣShift total downtimeComments / hand-off to next shift

Category codes

BD Breakdown — equipment failure, needs repair

CO Changeover — SKU / size change, recipe

MS Micro-stop — < 2 min, no intervention recorded

SP Speed loss — runs below nameplate speed

QL Quality — rework, hold, inspection stop

What counts

Every stop > 60 s. Anything shorter is a micro-stop (track frequency, not duration).

Use real clock time, never "around 9:30".

Cause = symptom and root if known (5 Whys).

Monthly use

Aggregate by category → Pareto: 80 % of downtime usually comes from 3–4 causes.

MTTR = Σ Δ / count of BD. MTBF = run time / count of BD.

Send raw data to template 04 to plot the V-curve.