Building Materials Manufacturing worked example

Tile Press Utilization at 58% target press utilization: a worked example

This worked example runs the tile press utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% target press utilization instead of the typical 80%. Measure how much available tile press capacity is being used for saleable tile production.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tile press productive hours or strokes used: 18 hr or strokes (held at the documented default)
  • Available tile press hours or strokes: 24 hr or strokes (held at the documented default)
  • Target press utilization: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Tile Press Utilization = used capacity ÷ available capacity × 100.
  • Tile Press Utilization works out to 75 % utilization at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Tile Press Utilization gap to target works out to -17 points at these inputs.
  • Tile press productive hours or strokes used works out to 18 value at these inputs.
  • Available tile press hours or strokes works out to 24 value at these inputs.

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.
  • Use it per shift, per day, or per die run to benchmark how hard the press is working relative to the time it was staffed and powered. 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

  • 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

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Tile Press Utilization calculator, set target press utilization to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.