Advanced Technical Ceramics worked example

Technical Ceramic Capacity Gap at 62% press and kiln equipment uptime: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop press and kiln equipment uptime to 62%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate usable ceramic production capacity from parts per kiln or press cycle, available cycles, uptime, and process yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Good parts per press or kiln cycle: 420 parts/cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available press or kiln cycles: 18 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Press/kiln equipment uptime: 62 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 86)
  • Sinter route first-pass yield: 91 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross ceramic cycle capacity = parts per cycle × available cycles.
  • Usable ceramic capacity works out to 4,265 good ceramic parts at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross ceramic cycle capacity works out to 7,560 good ceramic parts at these inputs.
  • Downtime capacity loss works out to 2,873 good ceramic parts at these inputs.
  • Scrap and yield capacity loss works out to 422 good ceramic parts at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where press and kiln equipment uptime sits at 86% and the headline result is 5,916 good ceramic parts, this scenario comes in 27.91% below the baseline at 4,265 good ceramic parts.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to press and kiln equipment uptime, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It uses single blended uptime and yield figures; mixed part families with different firing schedules and yields need separate runs or weighted inputs to stay accurate.

Results at a glance

  • Usable ceramic capacity: 4,265 good ceramic parts (headline result)
  • Gross ceramic cycle capacity: 7,560 good ceramic parts
  • Downtime capacity loss: 2,873 good ceramic parts
  • Scrap and yield capacity loss: 422 good ceramic parts

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Technical Ceramic Capacity Gap calculator, set press and kiln equipment uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.