Bottling, Canning & Filling Lines worked example
Line Efficiency at 63% line efficiency target for the run: a worked example in bottling, canning & filling lines
Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop line efficiency target for the run to 63%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Measure how much of the rated bottling or canning line capacity became good finished containers after stops, speed losses, and rejects.
The inputs for this scenario
- Good containers packed as finished goods: 43,000 units (held at the documented default)
- Rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime: 50,000 units (held at the documented default)
- Line efficiency target for the run: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Line efficiency = good containers packed as finished goods ÷ rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime × 100.
- Line efficiency works out to 86 % line efficiency at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Line efficiency gap to target works out to -23 points at these inputs.
- Good containers packed as finished goods works out to 43,000 count at these inputs.
- Rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime works out to 50,000 count at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where line efficiency target for the run sits at 88% and the headline result is 86 % line efficiency, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 86 % line efficiency.
- The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to line efficiency target for the run, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. Rated capacity must reflect the actual SKU and container size; using a generic nameplate speed for a slower SKU makes efficiency look artificially low.
Results at a glance
- Line efficiency: 86 % line efficiency (headline result)
- Line efficiency gap to target: -23 points
- Good containers packed as finished goods: 43,000 count
- Rated line capacity for the scheduled runtime: 50,000 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Line Efficiency calculator, set line efficiency target for the run to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.