Ceramic, Tile & Sanitaryware Manufacturing worked example

Tile Press Throughput at 99% expected tile press uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the tile press throughput calculation on the strong side: 99% expected tile press uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. a tile plant is checking whether press capacity can cover a floor tile, wall tile, or porcelain tile production schedule

The inputs for this scenario

  • Tiles formed per press stroke: 2 tiles / stroke (unchanged)
  • Available press strokes in the shift: 14,500 strokes / shift (unchanged)
  • Expected tile press uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • Expected green first-quality yield: 94 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross pressed tile output = tiles formed per stroke × available press strokes) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 26,987 good green tiles for good green tile throughput, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 29,000 good green tiles for gross pressed tile output.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 290 good green tiles for pressed tiles lost to press downtime.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,723 good green tiles for pressed tiles lost to green defects.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected tile press uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 23,989 good green tiles, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 26,987 good green tiles.
  • Use it when setting a shift production target, balancing press output against dryer and kiln capacity, or quantifying downtime and defect losses. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Good green tile throughput: 26,987 good green tiles (headline result)
  • Gross pressed tile output: 29,000 good green tiles
  • Pressed tiles lost to press downtime: 290 good green tiles
  • Pressed tiles lost to green defects: 1,723 good green tiles

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.