Impact on target cycle time

When the same product can be produced using tools with different number of cavities, the production output for each machine cycle varies according to the number of cavities in the tool. As Target Cycle Time (TCT) is defined for the routing operation, separate routings are required for tools with different cavity counts. For example:

• Routing 1_12: Routing operation for a mold with 12 cavities, TCT = 24 pcs per minute
• Routing 2_24: Routing operation for a mold with 24 cavities, TCT = 48 pcs per minute