Machine Times
Specialized tool for recording and analyzing specific machinery operation times, differentiating between stopped machine, running machine, and machine cycles in your methods and time studies.
Machine Elements Management
Control operation times with precision in your methods and time studies:
• Complete list of machine-time elements defined in the study
• Statistics visualization with average time and average activity
• Selection of specific elements for measurement
• Configuration of repetition frequency and cycles
Benefit: Clearly differentiate between stopped machine times, running machine times, and cycle times in your industrial time studies.
Concurrent Machine Times
Identify simultaneous operations in your time study:
• Concurrent mode to mark elements that occur simultaneously
• Visual indicator with purple background for easy identification
• Contextual help on the purpose of concurrent times
• Identification of elements that do not affect standard time
Benefit: Identify simultaneous processes without affecting the standard time calculation, as the worker does not spend time on them.
Specialized Machine Stopwatch
Precise tool for industrial time studies of machinery operations:
• Intuitive control with buttons to start, pause, and stop
• Time display with hundredths of a second precision
• Design adapted for machine times without activity recording
• Sensory feedback with auditory and tactile response
Benefit: Perform precise measurements of machine times to establish reliable standards in your methods and time studies.
Advanced Time Records Management
Efficiently manage your time study data:
• Chronologically ordered list of records (most recent first)
• Individual editing of time, activity, and frequency for each record
• Options to delete individual records or all at once
• Comments through text or voice recognition
Benefit: Keep your methods and time studies organized and accurate for optimal standard time calculation.
Frequency Adjustment and Standard Time Calculation
Optimize the accuracy of your measurements for standard time calculation:
• Configuration of repetitions per cycle and cycles per measurement
• Automatic recalculation based on the formula T'_o = T_o × (N_e/N_r)
• Precise adjustment between observed time and expected time
• Integration with the global standard time calculation
Benefit: Obtain precise standard times that faithfully reflect the reality of your industrial processes.
Optimize Your Methods and Time Studies with CRONOMETRAS
The Machine Times module of CRONOMETRAS is a specialized tool within our industrial time study software that allows industrial engineers, methods and times technicians, and production managers to perform precise studies of operations involving machines. Unlike traditional methods, our software allows you to:
- Clearly differentiate between stopped machine times, running machine times, and machine cycles
- Identify concurrent times that do not affect the standard time calculation
- Perform measurements with hundredths of a second precision
- Manage and edit time records with comments and classifications
- Automatically adjust times according to configured frequencies and cycles
The Machine Times screen integrates perfectly with the rest of the methods study, using the elements defined in the method, storing all records in the study’s data structure, and contributing to the global analysis to identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in machine-related processes.
According to recent studies on industrial productivity, companies that implement advanced work measurement systems like CRONOMETRAS manage to establish standard times up to 30% more accurate and increase their overall productivity by 15-20%.