Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery worked example

Battery Shredding Line Capacity at 59% shredding line uptime: a worked example

Suppose shredding line uptime falls to 59%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate good shredding output from kg per shredder cycle, available cycles, shredder uptime, and accepted processed-yield percentage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Feed mass per shredder cycle: 850 kg/cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available shredder cycles: 14 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Shredding line uptime: 59 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 82)
  • Accepted processed yield: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross shredder feed capacity = feed mass per shredder cycle × available shredder cycles.
  • Accepted shredding output works out to 6,740 kg at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross shredder feed capacity works out to 11,900 kg at these inputs.
  • Feed capacity lost to downtime works out to 4,879 kg at these inputs.
  • Feed requiring rework or hold works out to 281 kg at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where shredding line uptime sits at 82% and the headline result is 9,368 kg, this scenario comes in 28.05% below the baseline at 6,740 kg.
  • It computes the accepted shredding output in kilograms that clears both downtime and yield losses from gross feed capacity. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Accepted shredding output: 6,740 kg (headline result)
  • Gross shredder feed capacity: 11,900 kg
  • Feed capacity lost to downtime: 4,879 kg
  • Feed requiring rework or hold: 281 kg

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Battery Shredding Line Capacity calculator, set shredding line uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.