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How to draw a machine cycle diagram that is worth having, and how to read it for the seconds that are really there.

• How to draw a cyclogram

  What a machine cycle diagram is, how to build one worth having in six steps, and how to read it for the seconds that are really available. 9 min read.

• Drilling a bronze bush, step by step

  A drilling station drawn from nothing in Cyclogram: four motions, three dependencies, and a 5.7-second sequence turned into a 3-second cycle. 13 min read.

And for the numbers behind each bar: the free axis and motor sizing calculator, its guides to ball screws, belt drives, motion profiles and servo sizing, and the sizing glossary.