Building Materials Manufacturing worked example

Tile Press Utilization at 92% target press utilization: a worked example

What does the result look like when target press utilization reaches 92%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a ceramic tile plant needs to know whether tile presses are fully loaded for the schedule

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tile press productive hours or strokes used: 18 hr or strokes (unchanged)
  • Available tile press hours or strokes: 24 hr or strokes (unchanged)
  • Target press utilization: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Tile Press Utilization = used capacity ÷ available capacity × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 75 % utilization for tile press utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 17 points for tile press utilization gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 18 value for tile press productive hours or strokes used.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 24 value for available tile press hours or strokes.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target press utilization sits at 80% and the headline result is 75 % utilization, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 75 % utilization.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target press utilization is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. High utilization alone does not mean good output; a press can run busy while making slow strokes or defective tile, so read it alongside yield and cycle-rate metrics.

Results at a glance

  • Tile Press Utilization: 75 % utilization (headline result)
  • Tile Press Utilization gap to target: 17 points
  • Tile press productive hours or strokes used: 18 value
  • Available tile press hours or strokes: 24 value

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Tile Press Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.