How do you calculate the theoretical packs per minute of a machine

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To calculate the theoretical packs per minute of a machine, the cycle time must be determined, which includes the indexing time and the dwell time for unloading. In this case, the machine indexes every 0.65 seconds and has a 1.4-second dwell, resulting in a total cycle time of 2.05 seconds. This calculation yields approximately 29.27 packs per minute. However, the accuracy of this figure can vary based on the specific definitions of index time and additional factors such as timing overlaps and unloading probabilities. Further details about these elements are necessary for a more precise calculation.
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I am wanting to calculate the theoretical packs per minute of a machine. The machine pushes packs into a indexing conveyor and is transported along the conveyor and is cross pushed on to an exit conveyor.

Each pack is 144 mm long and the machine indexes every 0.65s plus a 1.4 second dwell for a cross push on an exit conveyor.

The length of the conveyor is 1.4m.

What is the methodology of calculating the packs per minute?
 
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If it takes 0.65 sec to step one index and 1.4 sec to unload,
then the cycle time is 0.65 + 1.4 = 2.05 sec.
That gives 60 / 2.05 = 29.27 packs per minute.

But the answer will depend on your definition of index time.
To give a better answer we need a better description of the timing, overlap and probabilities of unloading.

Please give more details, and ask more questions if this has not answered your question.
 

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