Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example
Extrusion Runout Table Capacity Calculator at 65% runout table uptime: a worked example
This worked example runs the extrusion runout table capacity calculator numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% runout table uptime instead of the typical 90%. Estimate usable runout table capacity from profiles handled per cycle, available handling cycles, table uptime, and accepted runout yield.
The inputs for this scenario
- Profiles handled per runout cycle: 14 units / cycle (held at the documented default)
- Available runout handling cycles: 180 cycles (held at the documented default)
- Runout table uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
- Accepted handling yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross runout handling capacity = profiles handled per cycle × available runout handling cycles.
- Usable runout table capacity works out to 1,589 profiles at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Gross runout handling capacity works out to 2,520 profiles at these inputs.
- Capacity lost to downtime works out to 882 profiles at these inputs.
- Profiles lost to handling damage or rejects works out to 49.14 profiles at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where runout table uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 2,200 profiles, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 1,589 profiles.
- Use it when balancing press speed against downstream handling, sizing a new runout system, or diagnosing why finished profile output trails press extrusion rate. 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
- Usable runout table capacity: 1,589 profiles (headline result)
- Gross runout handling capacity: 2,520 profiles
- Capacity lost to downtime: 882 profiles
- Profiles lost to handling damage or rejects: 49.14 profiles
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Extrusion Runout Table Capacity Calculator calculator, set runout table uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.