Conveyors worked example
Indexing Conveyor Cycle with index move time of 4.5 sec: a worked example
This scenario runs the indexing conveyor cycle calculation on the strong side: index move time of 4.5 sec, with every other input held at its documented default. an automation integrator needs to verify that an indexing conveyor cycle fits the production takt
The inputs for this scenario
- Index move time: 4.5 sec (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 1.8)
- Settle and locate time: 0.7 sec (unchanged)
- Required process dwell time: 5.5 sec (unchanged)
- Load and unload handling time: 2 sec (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Indexing cycle time = move time + settle/locate time + process dwell time + load/unload time) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 12.7 sec / index for total indexing cycle, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 4.5 sec for index move time.
- At this operating point the engine returns 0.7 sec for settle and locate time.
- At this operating point the engine returns 7.5 sec / index for element 3 + 4.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where index move time sits at 1.8 sec and the headline result is 10 sec / index, this scenario comes in 27% above the baseline at 12.7 sec / index.
- Use it to find or balance the gating station on a synchronous indexing conveyor, dial, or pallet line. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.
Results at a glance
- Total indexing cycle: 12.7 sec / index (headline result)
- Index move time: 4.5 sec
- Settle and locate time: 0.7 sec
- Element 3 + 4: 7.5 sec / index
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Indexing Conveyor Cycle calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.