1A recirculating conveyor has a total length of 500 ft. Its speed is 100ft/min and the spacing of parts carrier along its length is 25 ft. Each carrier can hold two parts. Robots are used to load and unload the conveyor at its load and unload stations. The time required to load a carrier is 0.20 min and the unload time is the same. The required loading and unloading rate is 1 part/min.
•What is the maximum possible flow rate of parts on the conveyor system
•What is the maximum capacity of the conveyor
•How much time is required to complete one full loop
•Evaluate the conveyor for Kwo’s rules