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Parallel Station Capacity at 99% parallel station uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the parallel station capacity calculation on the strong side: 99% parallel station uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. a line layout planner needs to know how many parallel stations are required to remove a bottleneck

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parallel stations installed: 3 stations (unchanged)
  • Available cycles per station-hour: 260 cycles / station-hr (unchanged)
  • Parallel station uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • Good output yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross parallel capacity = parallel stations × cycles per station-hour) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 749 units / hr for good parallel-station capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 780 units / hr for gross parallel capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7.8 units / hr for capacity lost to downtime.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 23.17 units / hr for capacity lost to yield.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where parallel station uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 681 units / hr, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 749 units / hr.
  • Use it when sizing a parallel work cell, deciding how many duplicate stations to install to hit takt, or validating whether an existing bank can meet a production rate. 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 parallel-station capacity: 749 units / hr (headline result)
  • Gross parallel capacity: 780 units / hr
  • Capacity lost to downtime: 7.8 units / hr
  • Capacity lost to yield: 23.17 units / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.