What are industry minutes?
Industrial minutes are a decimal representation of time that is used particularly in industry and in time recording systems. One hour is divided into 100 parts, so that one industrial minute corresponds to 36 seconds. This representation makes it easier to calculate and manage working times, as it enables simpler mathematical handling. For example, 8 hours and 45 minutes correspond to 8.75 industrial hours or 875 industrial minutes.
How does an industry minutes calculator work?
An industrial minutes calculator converts traditional time data (hours and minutes) into the decimal industrial minutes format. The conversion is based on the formula:
Industry hours = hours + (minutes / 60) + (seconds / 3600)
Example: 8 hours and 45 minutes = 8 + (45 / 60) = 8.75 industrial hours. This corresponds to 875 industrial minutes.
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Areas of application for industrial minutes
Industrial minutes are mainly used in industries where precise time tracking and minute-based billing are required – for example in the manufacturing industry, in the skilled trades, in building cleaning and in the service and logistics sector. Here, they are used to calculate order times, to calculate services or to prepare payroll accounting. The decimal representation facilitates integration into digital systems and software solutions in particular.
Support from ZMI – time recording software
ZMI’s time recording solutions completely eliminate the need to manually convert hours and minutes into industry minutes. The software automatically calculates working times in the correct format, enables accurate and transparent billing and significantly reduces sources of error. Companies thus benefit from more efficient management and seamless documentation – regardless of the complexity of the time models.
Conclusion
Industry minutes provide an efficient method of displaying and calculating working times in decimal form. By using an industry minutes calculator, companies can improve the accuracy and efficiency of their time tracking and billing systems.