How much downtime to plan for installation
Plan installation downtime as one full shift: cables, encoder, and a known-defect sample. Until that sample runs through, do not write the goods as inspected.
The downtime to plan for installation is the time to run the cables, fit the encoder, and get a known-defect sample through. It is not one hour to bolt the camera on. Plan at least one full production shift. Until that defect sample has run through, do not write that shift’s goods as inspected.
Why it is judged this way
If a weekend install only mounts the camera, Monday’s start finds the sync is wrong, and Monday’s jobs have no valid inspection. Put the trial run inside the installation time. Giving that shift up in the production plan is safer than pretending the system is already online.
What to compare
| What you see | What to call it | What not to do |
|---|---|---|
| The trial run finishes inside one shift | It can go into use | Count “mounted” as finished |
| Sync is not aligned | It is still installation | Start handing over inspection records |
| There is no defect sample | Installation is not finished | Glance at a good sheet |
At job change or when a roll is opened
- Leave one full shift in the plan.
- That shift is only installation and the known sample.
- Product from before the pass is not written as inspected.
