Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example

Extrusion Press Cycle Output Calculator at 59% press operating efficiency: a worked example

This worked example runs the extrusion press cycle output calculator numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 59% press operating efficiency instead of the typical 82%. Estimate effective press output per hour from completed extruded pounds or lengths, press runtime, and operating efficiency.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Completed extruded profile output: 18,500 units (held at the documented default)
  • Extrusion press runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Press operating efficiency: 59 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 82)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw press output rate = completed extruded profile output รท extrusion press runtime.
  • Effective press cycle output works out to 1,364 lb/hr or ft/hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw press output rate works out to 2,313 lb/hr or ft/hr at these inputs.
  • Press operating efficiency works out to 59 % at these inputs.
  • Extrusion press runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where press operating efficiency sits at 82% and the headline result is 1,896 lb/hr or ft/hr, this scenario comes in 28.05% below the baseline at 1,364 lb/hr or ft/hr.
  • Use it for capacity planning, lead-time quoting, and comparing press performance once you know real efficiency rather than nameplate speed. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Effective press cycle output: 1,364 lb/hr or ft/hr (headline result)
  • Raw press output rate: 2,313 lb/hr or ft/hr
  • Press operating efficiency: 59 %
  • Extrusion press runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Extrusion Press Cycle Output Calculator calculator, set press operating efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.