Remove Vacuum Bag Component-level Operation

Cycle Time = Labor Dependent Process Time / Number of Operators

Cycle time depends on the following:

• Labor-dependent process time (see formula)

• Number of Operators: this is the number of operators for the Hand Layup process. By default, it is specified by the machine property Number of Operators. Users can override the default on a per-part basis with the setup option Number of Operators.

Labor Dependent Process Time =

Part Exterior Perimeter / Vacuum Bag Removal Rate

This is the time it takes one operator to remove the vacuum bag. This is assumed to be the total labor time required, regardless of the number of operators. It depends on the following:

• Part exterior perimeter: specified by the geometric property External Perimeter (the length of the part’s contours, excluding internal contours such as internal cutouts).

• Vacuum bag removal rate: rate in distance per unit time at which the edge of the vacuum bag is removed from the edges of the part. It is specified by the cost model variable vacuumBagRemovalRate (300mm/sec in starting point VPEs).