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Takt Time Calculator
Takt time is the pace of demand. It is the production time you plan to run, divided by the number of parts you need in that same window.
It is not the time a robot takes. That is cycle time. If cycle time is longer than takt, one station cannot keep up on its own.
Every number in the fields is an example input. Replace it with a figure from your plant. Nothing you type is saved.
Formula
- Available time = (shift length − breaks) × shifts
- Takt time = available time ÷ parts required
Worked example
- Example inputs: an 8 hour shift, 30 minutes of breaks, 2 shifts, and 600 parts required in that day.
- Available time is (8 × 3,600 − 30 × 60) × 2 = 54,000 seconds.
- Takt time is 54,000 ÷ 600 = 90 s per part.
- That pace is 40 parts per hour across the available time.
Calculator
The fields open on the worked example. Change a number and the result updates.
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Questions
Are the starting numbers from a Canadian plant?
No. They are example inputs so you can see the arithmetic. Replace them with your shift pattern and the parts you need.
Should breaks come off the shift?
Subtract time the line is not planned to run. If a break is covered and the line keeps running, leave that time in.
Free Automation Project Review
Bring the shift pattern and the parts one station has to clear. A free project review looks at whether that rate is a hiring problem, a layout problem, or a candidate for automation. It is not a quote.