Cannabis, Hemp & Controlled Agriculture Processing worked example

Distillation Throughput at 99% expected equipment availability: a worked example

Push expected equipment availability up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when distillation throughput in cannabis, hemp and controlled agriculture processing is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Planned output per compliant run: 4 kg / run (unchanged)
  • Scheduled distillation runs: 480 runs (unchanged)
  • Expected equipment availability: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • QA release yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross planned distillation output = planned output per compliant run × scheduled distillation runs) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 kg for released distillation throughput, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 kg for gross planned distillation output.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 kg for output lost to equipment downtime.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 kg for output held or lost before release.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected equipment availability sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 kg, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 1,844 kg.
  • It computes released distillate in kilograms by derating gross planned output for equipment availability and QA release yield. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Released distillation throughput: 1,844 kg (headline result)
  • Gross planned distillation output: 1,920 kg
  • Output lost to equipment downtime: 19.2 kg
  • Output held or lost before release: 57.02 kg

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.