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Cycle Time in Manufacturing: Definition, Calculation & Impact

ATS

One of the most important ways time can have an impact on the profitability of any manufacturing operation is understanding the concept of cycle time. This is a critical KPI when it comes to ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective operations. What is cycle time?

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Olis Robotics Launches New PLC Capabilities at IMTS

Gary Mintchell

Common uses for PLC tags include measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), monitoring cycle times, and fault detection. Using Olis software, users can monitor and set alerts for pre-defined runtime parameters through the PLC, including I/Os, registers, and custom tags.

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Olis Robotics unveils PLC capabilities for industrial robot cells

Robotics Business Review

Olis provides key performance indicators Common uses for PLC tags include measuring overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), monitoring cycle times, and fault detection.

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Sensors, Sustainability and Skilled Labor

Mold Making Technology

A: I currently have 100 molds equipped with digital systems that track various information, including cycle time, cycle count, process overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), water temperatures and melt pressures/temperatures.

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Using the PDCA Cycle to Improve Maintenance and Manufacturing Performance

ATS

Check : The team evaluates whether pump failures have declined by analyzing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and CMMS metrics to gauge improvements in reliability and productivity. If the new routine proves effective, downtime is reduced, and resource allocation improves.

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What is Autonomous Maintenance?

ATS

By applying autonomous maintenance as part of a larger TPM strategy, companies can continuously improve processes, enhance maintenance quality, and increase employee involvement, in turn helping businesses boost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

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Upgrading Productivity: Embracing the Future

Dinesh Mishra

With time, in addition to labor, other determinants like manufacturing cycle time, cost per unit, human skills and technological knowledge, natural resources, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) have joined the list of factors that determine factory productivity.