Extra data for Cutting times in Review runs
Some distributors provide an external program to calculate the cutting times for a pattern. This is often referred to as a 'Saw simulator'. If a simulator is set up extra information is available for cutting times.
Management summary - Additional saw production time information
The extra data is at the foot of the summary.
Rip saw
Production time 16:11:53
Waiting for material 2:29:31
Blocked by another device 1:14:45
Crosscut saw
Production time 14:19:44
Waiting for material 1:14:45
Blocked by another device 0:37:22
Strip sets
Single strip sets 96
2 Strip sets 59
3 Strip sets 13
4 Strip sets 0
5 Strip sets 0
6 Strip sets 0
7 Strip sets 0
8 Strip sets 0
9 Strip sets 0
10 Strip sets+ 0
Pattern display - saw simulation tab
The usual simulation display (provided by the optimising program) is replaced by a set of cycle times for the pattern. An example is shown below.
Pattern 1 of 3
Cycle Time
1 2 3 4 5 ...
1-10 2.22 2.13 2.20 2.16 2.18
11-20 2.23 2.18 2.15 2.18 2.16
31-40 2.22 2.18 2.18 2.18 2.23
41-50 2.19 2.17 2.19 2.16 2.23
...
Notes
- Refer to the Distributor for full details of the data provided.
- The program calculates average cycle times based on the mean of the cycle times provided by the simulator.
- Saw cutting times for the pattern and the run as a whole are optional items - these are imported if available or calculated from the cycle times.
Pattern time = Average cycle time * number of cycles
Run time = sum of pattern times
- The data provided by the saw simulator is also used to calculate the costs of cutting.
