Nulogy Smart Factory Cycle Time Calculator
Cycle time is an essential metric to understand in manufacturing. It is a critical party of OEE calculation, and is used by ERP and MES systems for cost analysis, purchasing, and production costing. Do you know your factory’s cycle time?
Calculate Your Factory’s Cycle Time
Cycle Time Measurements
Cycle times can be expressed in many different units of measure. Below are a few of the most common units and what you find in many manufacturing analytics systems like Nulogy Smart Factory.
- Parts per Minute
- Minutes per Part
- Seconds per Part
- Parts per Second
- Hours per Part
- Parts per Hour
There are typically 3 terms used to represent a cycle time:
1. Theoretical Max Machine Cycle – The maximum number of parts a machine can produce in a particular time period
2. Target Cycle Time – The time you would need to hit to deliver a product on time to customers (or downstream processes)
3. Actual Cycle Time – The time it takes to produce an individual part or set of parts
We will show you how to calculate cycle time using any of the above units, and how to convert it from one to the other. From the list above, it may seem like there are six different cycle time calculator formulas but there are really only two:
- Parts per Time Period
- Time Period per Part
There are two components of the cycle time formula:
Total Parts Produced: Including scrap and good parts
Production Run Time: How long the machine is running when the parts are produced (Do not include planned or unplanned downtime)
How to Calculate Cycle Time
Parts per Time Period – Cycle Time Formula
Total Parts
Produced
÷
Production
Run Time
=
Actual Cycle Time
(parts/min)
Conversion Guide
Cycle times often need to be converted into another unit of measure. You can use the list below as a cheat sheet to convert the various formulas into parts per minute.
Minutes per Part
1 / Minutes per Part = Parts per Minute
Seconds per Part
(1 / Seconds per Part) * 60 = Parts per Minute
Parts per Second
Parts per Second * 60 = Parts per Minute
Hours per Part
(1 / Hours per Part) / 60 = Parts per Minute
Parts per Hour
Parts per Hour / 60 = Parts per Minute
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Smart Factory was built on the principle of continuous improvement. The configurable system will become more complex as data needs grow.
Built for Manufacturers, Not the IT Department
The system, scoreboards, dashboards, and mobile app are easy to set-up, easy to use by everyone from the operator to the plant manager, and can be maintained by current staff. No dedicated IT department required.
Easy to Use, Fast to Deploy, Quick Return on Value
Get the software up and running in days and immediately get visibility into the plant. The built-in Pareto Chart will help you identify where to start in the first week.
Software That Will Keep Pace With Your Growing Business
Smart Factory was built on the principle of continuous improvement. The configurable system will become more complex as data needs grow.
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