Julius Caesar Puoza (PhD)
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY
- MEC 228 –
Lecture 1: Time Study
Time study is also called work measurement.
Work measurement is the application of
techniques used to determine the time taken by a
qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a
defined level of performance.
Work measurement means measuring the work in
terms of time content, (i.e., minutes or hours)
required for completion of job.
Work measurement is concerned with
investigating, reducing or eliminating all
ineffective time.
Time Study in Manufacturing
The different techniques used in work
measurement are
1. Stop watch time study
2. Production study
3. Work sampling or Ratio delay study
4. Synthesis from standard data
Time Study in Manufacturing
Steps in taking time study are:
Selecting the job to be studied
Recording the specifications
Breaking operation into elements
Examining each element
Stopwatch Time Study
The following procedure is followed in conducting
stop watch time study:
Assessing the rating factor
Calculating the basic time
Determining the allowances
Compiling the standard time
Standard Time: Standard time is the total time in
which a job should be completed at standard level
of performance
Stopwatch Time Study
Standard Time
Allowance
Allowance is an amount of time added to the
normal time to provide personal delays,
unavoidable delays and fatigue of the operator
Types of allowances
1.Relaxation allowances
Personal need allowances [washing hands,
tea, laboratory] 5-7%
Fatigue allowances [excessive work, poor
lighting, repeated work machine noise, visual
strain and mental strain]
Allowance
Types of allowances
2. Contingency allowances
[Unavoidable allowances- tool sharpening,
tool replacing, coolant filling, discussion
with supervisors, cleaning, power failure –
5%]
3. Process allowances
[Loss of time due to no work, power failure,
faulty material, method, machine and
operation ]
Allowance
Types of allowances
4. Interference allowances
[when one worker is attending more than one
machine]
5. Special allowances – not a part of operation
cycle but essential for satisfactory performance of
the work
Start-up allowance
Shut- up allowance
Cleaning allowance
Tool allowance (for machine and tool)
Changeover allowance
Example 1: Assuming that the total observed time
for an operation of assembling a bench vice is
1.00 min. If the rating is 120%, find normal time. If
an allowance of 10% is allowed for the operation,
determine the standard time.
Time Study
Time Study
Time Study
The major aim and objectives in machining
industries generally are
reduction of total manufacturing time, T
increase in MRR, i.e., productivity
reduction in machining cost without
sacrificing product quality
increase in profit or profit rate, i.e.,
profitability.
All those objectives are commonly and
substantially governed by the total machining
time per piece.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Machining Time: is the time for which the machine
works on the component, i.e. from the time when
the tool touches the work piece to when the tool
leaves the component after completion of
operation.
The machining time depends on the type and
extent of machining required, material being
machined, speed, feed, depth of cut and number
of cuts required.
MACHINING TIME
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
The major factors considered for selecting VC
are:
• Nature of the cut;
Continuous cut like turning, boring, drilling
etc. are done at higher V
C
Shock initiated cuts in shaping machine,
planing machine, slotting machine etc. are
conducted at lower V
C
Intermittent cuts, as in milling, hobbing etc.
are done at quite lower speed for dynamic
loading
MACHINING TIME
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
Work material (type, strength, hardness, heat
resistance, toughness, chemical reactivity etc.)
For instance;
Harder, stronger, heat resistant and work
hardenable materials are machined at lower
VC
Soft, non-sticky and thermally conductive
materials can be machined at relatively
higher cutting velocity
MACHINING TIME
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
Cutting tool material
HSS tools are used at within 40 m/min only in
turning mild steel whereas for the same work
cemented carbide tools can be used at VC, 80 to
300 m/min
High performance ceramic tools and cBN tools
are used at very high speed in machining steels
of different strength and hardness.
Diamond tools can be used in machining
various materials (excepting Fe-base) at VC
beyond 500 m/min
MACHINING TIME
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
Cutting fluid application:
Proper selection and application of cutting
fluid may allow increase in VC by 20 to 50%
Purpose of machining:
Rough machining with large MRR is usually
done at relatively low or moderate velocity
Finish machining with small feed and depth
of cut is usually done at high VC
Kind of machining operation:
Unlike turning, boring etc. the operation like
threading, reaming etc. are carried out at
much lower (20 to 50%) cutting velocity for
achieving quality finish.
MACHINING TIME
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
Capacity of the machine tool
Powerful, strong, rigid and stable machine
tools allow much higher VC, if required and
permissible
Condition of the machine tool
Cutting velocity is kept lower than its
normal value stipulated for a given tool –
work material pair , if the machine tool is
pretty old and / or having limitations due to
wear and tear, backlash, misalignment,
unstability etc.
MACHINING TIME
STEPS IN MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
STEPS IN MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
SHAPPING
STEPS IN MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
DRILLING
Cutting speed is the speed at which the cutting
edge of tool passes over the job and it is usually
expressed in meters per minute.
The cutting speed depends on the cutting tool
material, the work piece material and the
operation.
STEPS IN MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
DRILLING
Once the cutting speed has been selected, the
revolutions per minute of job/machine are
calculated as follows:
STEPS IN MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
Planing
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
The machining time, TC required for a particular
operation can be determined
roughly by calculation i.e., estimation
precisely, if required, by measurement.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
The factors that govern machining time will be
understood from a simple case of machining. A
steel rod has to be reduced in diameter from D1 to
D2 over a length L by straight turning in a centre
lathe as indicated in Fig. 1.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
LC = actual length of cut
= L + A + O
A, O = approach and over run as shown
N = spindle speed, rpm
so = feed (tool), mm/rev
np = number of passes required
Speed, N, is determined from cutting velocity, VC
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
where, D = diameter of the job before cut
The number of passes, np is mathematically
determined from,
where, t = depth of cut in one pass, mm.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
In turning to a given diameter and length, the
cutting time, TC is governed mainly by the
selection of the values of cutting velocity, VC and
feed, so.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Major Factors That Govern Machining Time
The factors that are considered during selecting
the value of feed, So are,
Work material (type, strength, hardness
etc.)
Capacity of the machine tool (power,
rigidity etc.)
Cutting tool; material, geometry and
configuration
Cutting fluid application
Surface finish desired
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Estimation Of Machining Time By Calculations
In case of turning in lathes
The machining time for facing, grooving, taper
turning, threading, parting etc. in lathes can also
be determined or estimated following the same
principle and method.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Estimation Of Machining Time By Calculations
Example
How much machining time will be required to
reduce the diameter of a cast iron rod from 120
mm to 116 mm over a length of 100 mm by turning
using a carbide insert. Reasonably select values
of VC and so.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Solution
For turning C.I. by carbide insert, VC is taken as 100
m/min and so = 0.2 mm/rev
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Estimation Of Machining Time By Calculations
In case of drilling and boring
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Estimation Of Machining Time By Calculations
The machining time, TC is estimated from
Speed, N and feed so are selected in the same way
as it is done in case of turning. Therefore, the
drilling time can be determined from
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Estimation Of Machining Time By Calculations
Therefore, the drilling time can be determined from
In the same way TC is determined or estimated in
boring also. Only the portion ‘C’ is not included.
For blind hole, only over run, ‘O’ is excluded.
ECONOMICS OF MACHINING
Example
Determine the time that will be required to drill a
blind hole of diameter 25 mm and depth 40 mm in
a mild steel solid block by a HSS drill of 1180
cone angle. Assume suitable values of VC and so.