Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example

Case Packer Output at 63% case packer uptime and packing efficiency: a worked example

This worked example runs the case packer output numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 63% case packer uptime and packing efficiency instead of the typical 88%. Calculate effective case packer, tray packer, or cartoner output in cases per hour.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accepted cases packed in the run: 3,900 cases (held at the documented default)
  • Case packer producing runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Case packer uptime and packing efficiency: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw effective case packer output = accepted cases packed รท case packer producing runtime.
  • Effective case packer output works out to 307 cases / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw effective case packer output works out to 488 cases / hr at these inputs.
  • Case packer uptime and packing efficiency works out to 63 % at these inputs.
  • Case packer producing runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where case packer uptime and packing efficiency sits at 88% and the headline result is 429 cases / hr, this scenario comes in 28.41% below the baseline at 307 cases / hr.
  • Use it to set a realistic packer rate for line balancing, OEE benchmarking, or downstream palletizer and labor planning. 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 case packer output: 307 cases / hr (headline result)
  • Raw effective case packer output: 488 cases / hr
  • Case packer uptime and packing efficiency: 63 %
  • Case packer producing runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Case Packer Output calculator, set case packer uptime and packing efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.