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Packaging Fill Accuracy at 99% target fill accuracy: a worked example

Push target fill accuracy up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when checking net contents, overfill giveaway, underfill risk, pump calibration, scale accuracy, or packaging line performance.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Containers within fill tolerance: 1,184 containers (unchanged)
  • Containers checkweighed: 1,200 containers (unchanged)
  • Target fill accuracy: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 98.5)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Packaging Fill Accuracy rate = containers within fill tolerance ÷ containers checked × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 98.67 % for packaging fill accuracy rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.33 points for packaging fill accuracy gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,184 containers for containers within fill tolerance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,200 containers for containers checked.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target fill accuracy sits at 98.5% and the headline result is 98.67 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 98.67 %.
  • It computes the percentage of checked containers that fell within fill tolerance and the gap between that rate and your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Packaging Fill Accuracy rate: 98.67 % (headline result)
  • Packaging Fill Accuracy gap to target: 0.33 points
  • Containers within fill tolerance: 1,184 containers
  • Containers checked: 1,200 containers

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Packaging Fill Accuracy calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.