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The announcements below are from the FabTime Cycle Time Newsletter, Volume 27, No. 2, published on June 23, 2026. We share release notes for FabTime software version 2604, with an example from the new query-based Chart Assistant. We also have an announcement about the upcoming FOA meeting. 

Past issues of the newsletter are available for subscribers to download in PDF format. Existing subscribers can find the archive link in your most recent email newsletter. New subscribers will see the link upon registering. 

• Register for the newsletter here
• Main article for Volume 27, No. 2: Setup Time, Tool Qualification, and Cycle Time 
• Subscriber discussion forum for Volume 27, No. 2
• Reach out to newsletter editor Jennifer Robinson here

The latest version of the FabTime flexible reporting software has been released and is installed on several customer servers. Contact your FabTime support engineer for information about getting this update installed at your fab. Highlights of this version include:

🔷 Major Updates

• Natural-language Chart Assistant, allowing users to request a chart by describing it via text
• Left-pane filter revamp, making chart filtering and customization easier for all users
• On-chart editing of custom titles
• Checkboxes for selecting filter values
• FabTime Oracle chart parity with FabTime SQL Server

🔹 Minor Updates

• Percentile line on Elapsed CT Chart
• Scaled turns for filtered shifts
• Planned moves added to Starts Lot List
• Chart title wrapping
• Chart thumbnail fallback

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Autologin with Windows authentication
• WIP pareto goal proration
•  WIP Hours bad time U/M labels

Chart Assistant Example:

Here’s a detailed example of using the new Chart Assistant to generate a chart that shows all tools currently idle with WIP waiting.

1.  Input the requested chart type in the chat window (“Show me tools that are currently idle with WIP waiting”).

2.  Approve or refine the proposed selection by the Chart Assistant

3.  View the resulting chart. Note that the text from the original request is used, by default, to create a custom chart title. This custom title can be edited as needed by clicking within the title.

The next FOA meeting will be held July 28-30 at the Northrop Grumman ATL facility in Maryland. The INFICON team attending will include Jennifer Robinson, John Behnke, and Mario Faria. We hope to see you there!

For more reading from the FabTime newsletter, see:

• Main article for Volume 27, No. 2: Setup Time, Tool Qualification, and Cycle Time 
• Subscriber discussion forum for Volume 27, No. 2