Sieving Formulas
Cycle Time = Process Time * Adjustment Factor
Cycle time is the product of the following:
• Process time (see formula)
• Adjustment factor (specified by the cost model variable cycleTimeAdjustmentFactor). This factor is 1 in aPriori starting point VPEs. VPE administrators can modify cycleTimeAdjustmentFactor in order to adjust cycle times across processes within the current VPE.
Process Time = Powder Sieving Time per Run / Number of Parts
This is the time per part to sieve the powder into bottles after it is removed from the machine. Process time depends on the following:
• Powder sieving time per run: by default, this is specified by the cost model variable
powderSieveTimePerRun (900 seconds in starting point VPEs. Users can override the default with the setup option
Sieving Time per Run).