Conveyors worked example
Conveyor Pitch Time at 5.75% pitch timing allowance: a worked example
Push pitch timing allowance up to 5.75% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a line designer needs to compare conveyor pitch time with station work content or takt
The inputs for this scenario
- Planned product pitch distance: 18 in / pitch (unchanged)
- Conveyor travel rate: 3 in / sec (unchanged)
- Pitch timing allowance: 5.75 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 5)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Base pitch time = product pitch distance รท conveyor travel rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 6.35 sec / pitch for effective pitch time, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 6 sec / pitch for base pitch time.
- At this operating point the engine returns 5.75 % for timing allowance applied.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3 in / sec for conveyor travel rate.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where pitch timing allowance sits at 5% and the headline result is 6.3 sec / pitch, this scenario comes in 0.71% above the baseline at 6.35 sec / pitch.
- It computes the effective seconds per pitch by dividing pitch distance by belt speed, then inflating it by a timing allowance. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Effective pitch time: 6.35 sec / pitch (headline result)
- Base pitch time: 6 sec / pitch
- Timing allowance applied: 5.75 %
- Conveyor travel rate: 3 in / sec
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Conveyor Pitch Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.