Convert Feet per minute to Millimeters per second

Feet per minute → Millimeters per second
ft/min × 5.08 = mm/s mm/s × 0.1968504 = ft/min

To convert feet per minute (ft/min) to millimeters per second (mm/s), multiply the feet per minute value by 5.08. 1 ft/min = 5.08 mm/s, and 1 mm/s = 0.1968504 ft/min. The conversion is a linear scaling with no offset, so the same factor applies to any value.

Going the other way? Convert mm/s to ft/min.

ft/min to mm/s table
Feet per minute (ft/min) Millimeters per second (mm/s)
0.1 ft/min 0.508 mm/s
0.5 ft/min 2.54 mm/s
1 ft/min 5.08 mm/s
2 ft/min 10.16 mm/s
5 ft/min 25.4 mm/s
10 ft/min 50.8 mm/s
20 ft/min 101.6 mm/s
50 ft/min 254 mm/s
100 ft/min 508 mm/s
500 ft/min 2540 mm/s
1000 ft/min 5080 mm/s
Common linear speed ranges
Typical real-world values (m/s)
Application Typical range
Slow positioning axis 0.01 – 0.5 m/s
Conveyor / transport 0.1 – 2 m/s
Fast handling axis 1 – 5 m/s
High-speed pick & place 3 – 10 m/s