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Inspection Cycle Time Calculator

Work out inspection cycle time instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Inspection Cycle Time Calculator

Inspection cycle time is imaging plus handling. Imaging is exposure plus processing multiplied by the number of views, and handling is usually the larger term — which is why pipelining, processing one image while the next is captured, is where most throughput gains come from.

Formula

Inspection cycle

cycle = (exposure + processing) x images + handling; rate = 60000 / cycle

Worked example

With the default values below, Inspection Cycle Time Calculator returns Cycle time per part of 300.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Exposure and readout time
8 ms
Image processing time
22 ms
Part handling time
180 ms
Images per part
4 images

Results

Cycle time per part
300.0 ms
Parts per minute
200.00 parts/min
Total imaging time
120.00 ms
Bottleneck
Part handling

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Inspection cycle
  3. 3Cycle time per part= 300.0 ms
  4. 4Parts per minute= 200.00 parts/min
  5. 5Total imaging time= 120.00 ms
  6. 6Bottleneck= Part handling

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can imaging and handling overlap?

Yes, and they should. Capturing during motion with a strobe and processing during the next transfer can nearly halve the cycle.

Why do multiple views cost so much?

Each view repeats both capture and processing. Multi-camera systems capture simultaneously and process in parallel to avoid the multiplication.

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