Cycle Optimization
Medium

Sorting Cell — Cycle Time Bleed

A 4-axis sorting robot cell is running 18% slower than its designed throughput of 1,200 parts/hour. Identify which steps are eating your cycle budget and propose specific fixes.

150 XP
📋 Scenario It's Monday morning. Your OEE report shows last week's average throughput was 984 pph against a KPI of 1,200. The cell has been in production for 6 months — no mechanical changes. You have access to the cycle-time breakdown from the SCADA historian. Find the bottleneck, propose fixes, and recalculate the achievable throughput.

Current Cycle Times

Robot home to pick approach 320 ms
100%
Pick approach to part 195 ms
100%
Gripper close + confirm 480 ms
100%
Lift clear of conveyor 210 ms
100%
Transfer to sort lane 580 ms
100%
Place + release 320 ms
100%
Return to home 380 ms
100%
Conveyor index + settle 510 ms
100%
Total cycle time 2995 ms
Throughput 1202/h
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