Bulk Solids, Mining, Aggregates & Material Processing worked example

Conveyor Capacity at 65% conveyor running-time uptime: a worked example in bulk solids, mining, aggregates & material processing

Suppose conveyor running-time uptime falls to 65%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate conveyor capacity for conveyor capacity for bulk solids, mining, aggregates, and material processing using plant-floor material, production, quality, capacity, or cost inputs.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tonnage moved per belt cycle: 18 tons / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Belt cycles available in the run: 240 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Conveyor running-time uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • On-spec material yield: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross conveyor capacity = conveyor capacity output per cycle × available conveyor capacity cycles.
  • Conveyor Capacity works out to 2,696 tons at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross conveyor capacity works out to 4,320 tons at these inputs.
  • Conveyor Capacity uptime loss works out to 1,512 tons at these inputs.
  • Conveyor Capacity yield loss works out to 112 tons at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where conveyor running-time uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 3,732 tons, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 2,696 tons.
  • It multiplies tons per belt cycle by available cycles to get gross capacity, then derates that by running uptime and on-spec yield to give net deliverable tons. 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

  • Conveyor Capacity: 2,696 tons (headline result)
  • Gross conveyor capacity: 4,320 tons
  • Conveyor Capacity uptime loss: 1,512 tons
  • Conveyor Capacity yield loss: 112 tons

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Conveyor Capacity calculator, set conveyor running-time uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.