This document discusses calculating machining times for various operations. It explains that estimating machining times is important for determining total machining costs. The key factors that influence machining time calculations are described, including setup time, operation time, tear down time, and allowances. Formulas for calculating machining times for different lathe operations like turning, drilling and milling are provided. The importance of accurately estimating machining times for costing purposes is also highlighted.

1. UNIT V
MACHINING TIME CALCULATION
• Estimation of machining time
• Importance of machine time calculation
• Calculation of machining time for different lathe operations,
Drilling and Boring
• Machining time calculation for Milling, Shaping and Planning
• Machining time calculation for grinding

2. Introduction
• To estimate the total cost of any product involving machining
operations, the machining cost is to be estimated primarily.
• In order to estimate the machining cost, one has to calculate
the machining time required for these machining operations.
• After knowing the machining time and rate of machining, the
total machining cost can be calculated.
• Therefore the estimation of machining time for various
operations such as lathe, drilling. boring, shaping, planning,
milling and grinding operations are very essential in the cost
estimation activity.

3. What is meant by Machining Time?
• It is time for which the machine works on the component
• From the time when the tool touches the work to when the
tool leaves the component after completion of operation
• The machining time depends on die type and extent of
machining required, material being machined, speed, feed,
depth of cut and number of cuts required
• In addition to the actual machining time, an estimator has to
consider other time elements such as set-up time, handling
time, tear down time, down time and allowances to the
workers.

4. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
MACHINE TIME CALCULATION
•Set up time
•Operation time
•Tear down time
•Personal allowance
•Fatigue allowance
•Checking allowance
•Miscellaneous allowance

5. SETUPTIME
• This takes into account the time required to prepare the
machine for doing the job with the time taken to study the
blue print.
• The time to prepare the machine, in turn
• The time to install and adjust the tools in the machine, as well
as to make the machine ready to start the work.

6. OPERATION TIME
• The sum of handling time and machining time for a job is
called operation time.
• It is the duration of time that elapses between output of two
consecutive units of production.
TEAR DOWN TIME
• Tear down time takes into account the time necessary to
remove from the machine all tools and accessories, such as
jigs and fixtures, gauges and instruments etc.
• The time required for clearing operational chips from the
machine table and clearing of the machine itself are included
on this.
• Tear down time is generally 10 minute per shift of 8 hrs.

7. PERSONALALLOWANCE
• The time allowed for workers to meet their personal needs,
such as going to the urinal, drinking water, smoking, washing
their hands, etc is known as personal allowance.
• It is generally 5 to 10 minutes
FATIGUE ALLOWANCE
• The long working hours and poor working conditions such as
poor lighting, poor ventilation etc., cause fatigue
• Fatigue effect the efficiency of worker
• Fatigue decreases the worker capacity to work.
• The allowance for fatigue is taken depending upon the type
of work.

8. IMPORTANCE OF MACHINING TIME
CALCULATION
•To find the manufacturing cost of a particular job the
calculation of machining time is important, this
requires one or more machining operations.
•After determining the total time for machining, and
knowing the machining cost per unit time, the total
cost of machining can be worked out.
•Machining time is calculated by applying certain
basic formulae, tables of variables and constants.

9. • The basic formula used is
TRAVEL OF THE TOOL
• This is determined from the dimensions in the actual drawing of the part to be
manufactured.
• The necessary allowances for the tool approach and over-run for clearing the
tool off the job are taken into account with the actual length of the work, to
find the travel of the tool.

10. FEED
• Feed is the distance, through which the tool advances into the job in
one revolution
• If the work or the distance that the table holding the work travels is
one stroke of the tool. In metric units, feed is usually expressed in
mm/revolution or mm/stroke.
• Feed depends on the depth of cut, fitness of the work desired, rpm of
the job, etc.
DEPTH OF CUT
• It is the penetration of the cutting tool into the job in a single cut.
• In metric units, the depth of cut is expressed in mm.
• The depth of cut depends upon the fitness of the job required, such as
higher depth of cut for rough cut and smaller depth of cut for finish
cut.

11. RPM
• It represents the number of revolutions of the m/c spindle in one
minute.
• Thus it is the number of revolutions per minute of the job or of tool.
CUTTING SPEED
• The cutting speed can be defined as the relative surface speed
between the tool and the job.
• It is expressed in meters per minute (mpm)
• For example if a job of diameter D mm is revolving at a speed of N
rpm

12. CALCULATION OF MACHINING TIME FOR
DIFFERENT LATHE
OPERATIONS

13. Where D = Diameter of given blank,
d = diameter of blank after turning.
• In turning operation, the depth of cut should not exceed 3 mm for
rough cuts and 0.7 5 mm for finishing cuts.

16. FACING OPERATION

17. KNURLING

18. Continued…

19. REAMING

20. EXTERNAL RELIEF TURNING

21. TAPPING

22. THREADING

23. DRILLING

24. BORING

25. CHAMFERING

33. MACHINING TIME FOR SHAPING AND PLANING
• Shaping, planning and slotting operations are carried out on
reciprocating machines with a single point cutting tool.

34. Formula used

39. Estimation of time for milling operation

40. The approach is the distance the cutter must be engaged
before the full depth of cut is reached.
When cutter diameter is less than the width of the work.

41. (b) When cutter diameter is greater than the width of the
work.

42. Slab milling operation:

44. Estimation of time for Grinding operation

47. Formula used