Estimate conveyor travel time from board length, feed speed and passes. Separate feed time from setup and handling for a realistic plan.
Enter a feed speed permitted by your manual and appropriate to the job. The defaults are arithmetic examples, not recommended machine settings.
Travel time = board length ÷ 12 × board count × passes ÷ feed speed. Board and pass counts must be whole numbers.
Add loading gaps, return handling, depth adjustments, abrasive changes, inspection and cleanup. Load-sensitive controls may slow the conveyor, so this is not a production-time guarantee.
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