Conveyors worked example

Carrier Spacing Speed Check at 68% carrier loading efficiency: a worked example

Suppose carrier loading efficiency falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Check required conveyor speed from target output and carrier or hanger spacing.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Target loaded carriers per hour: 420 carriers / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Carrier center-to-center spacing: 24 in (held at the documented default)
  • Carrier loading efficiency: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Required carrier rate = target loaded carriers รท loading efficiency.
  • Required carrier conveyor speed works out to 20.59 ft / min at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Efficiency-adjusted carrier rate works out to 618 carriers / hr at these inputs.
  • Carrier pitch works out to 24 in at these inputs.
  • Loading efficiency works out to 68 % at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where carrier loading efficiency sits at 95% and the headline result is 14.74 ft / min, this scenario comes in 39.71% above the baseline at 20.59 ft / min.
  • It computes the conveyor speed in ft/min needed to deliver a target number of loaded carriers per hour at a given carrier pitch and loading efficiency. 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

  • Required carrier conveyor speed: 20.59 ft / min (headline result)
  • Efficiency-adjusted carrier rate: 618 carriers / hr
  • Carrier pitch: 24 in
  • Loading efficiency: 68 %

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Carrier Spacing Speed Check calculator, set carrier loading efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.