Cannabis, Hemp & Controlled Agriculture Processing worked example

Distillation Throughput at 65% expected equipment availability: a worked example

This worked example runs the distillation throughput numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% expected equipment availability instead of the typical 90%. Estimate high-level distillation or refinement throughput capacity for a lawful facility using planned output per run, available runs, equipment availability, and QA release yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Planned output per compliant run: 4 kg / run (held at the documented default)
  • Scheduled distillation runs: 480 runs (held at the documented default)
  • Expected equipment availability: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • QA release yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross planned distillation output = planned output per compliant run × scheduled distillation runs.
  • Released distillation throughput works out to 1,211 kg at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross planned distillation output works out to 1,920 kg at these inputs.
  • Output lost to equipment downtime works out to 672 kg at these inputs.
  • Output held or lost before release works out to 37.44 kg at these inputs.

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 27.78% below the baseline at 1,211 kg.
  • Use it when committing distillate supply to a formulation line, planning monthly extraction capacity, or diagnosing where planned kilograms are being lost. 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

  • Released distillation throughput: 1,211 kg (headline result)
  • Gross planned distillation output: 1,920 kg
  • Output lost to equipment downtime: 672 kg
  • Output held or lost before release: 37.44 kg

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Distillation Throughput calculator, set expected equipment availability to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.