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machine idle time

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machine idle time [mə′shēn ′īd·əl ‚tīm]
(industrial engineering)
Time during a work cycle when a machine is idle, awaiting completion of manual work.


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The Schunk Zero Point pallet system has helped Machine Specialties reduce its machine idle time, improve part throughput from operation-to-operation and machine-to-machine, as well as provide greater flexibility with machine job allocation, all accomplished without sacrificing accuracy, repeatability, and rigidity.
Actual energy savings will depend on the length of the machine idle time relative to the overall cycle time.
We really underestimated how much setup time, part-handling, and machine idle time was costing us.
 
 
 
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