Conveyors worked example

Pallet Conveyor Capacity at 67% pallet conveyor uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the pallet conveyor capacity numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 67% pallet conveyor uptime instead of the typical 93%. Estimate good pallets per hour from available pallet positions, cycles, uptime, and release yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Usable pallet conveyor positions: 18 pallet positions (held at the documented default)
  • Pallet transfer cycles per hour: 5 cycles / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Pallet conveyor uptime: 67 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 93)
  • Successful pallet release rate: 99 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross pallet capacity = positions × transfer cycles per hour.
  • Good pallet conveyor capacity works out to 59.7 pallets / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross pallet movement capacity works out to 90 pallets / hr at these inputs.
  • Pallet capacity lost to downtime works out to 29.7 pallets / hr at these inputs.
  • Pallet capacity lost to holds works out to 0.6 pallets / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where pallet conveyor uptime sits at 93% and the headline result is 82.86 pallets / hr, this scenario comes in 27.96% below the baseline at 59.7 pallets / hr.
  • Use it when sizing or auditing a powered pallet conveyor loop against the demand of the stations it feeds. 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

  • Good pallet conveyor capacity: 59.7 pallets / hr (headline result)
  • Gross pallet movement capacity: 90 pallets / hr
  • Pallet capacity lost to downtime: 29.7 pallets / hr
  • Pallet capacity lost to holds: 0.6 pallets / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.