Foundry & Forging worked example

Forging Press Utilization at 98% target press utilization rate: a worked example

What does the result look like when target press utilization rate reaches 98%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when jobs compete for a forging press and production must balance setup, heating, die changes, and press time.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Forging press hours actually run: 34 hr (unchanged)
  • Forging press hours scheduled available: 42 hr (unchanged)
  • Target press utilization rate: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Forging Press Utilization utilization = used forging press capacity ÷ available forging press capacity × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 80.95 % for forging press utilization utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 17.05 points for forging press utilization gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 34 value for used forging press capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 42 value for available forging press capacity.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target press utilization rate sits at 85% and the headline result is 80.95 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80.95 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target press utilization rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. Utilization says nothing about whether the hours run were productive; a press can be 95% utilized making the wrong parts or running short, inefficient batches, so pair it with yield and OEE metrics.

Results at a glance

  • Forging Press Utilization utilization: 80.95 % (headline result)
  • Forging Press Utilization gap to target: 17.05 points
  • Used forging press capacity: 34 value
  • Available forging press capacity: 42 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.