Foundry & Forging worked example

Forging Tonnage at 58% target maximum capacity utilization: a worked example

Suppose target maximum capacity utilization falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Compare required forging load with available press or hammer capacity as a utilization percentage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Estimated peak forging load: 1,400 ton (held at the documented default)
  • Press or hammer rated capacity: 2,000 ton (held at the documented default)
  • Target maximum capacity utilization: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Forging Tonnage rate = estimated forging load ÷ available press or hammer rating × 100.
  • Forging Tonnage rate works out to 70 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Forging Tonnage gap to target works out to -12 points at these inputs.
  • Estimated forging load works out to 1,400 count at these inputs.
  • Available press or hammer rating works out to 2,000 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target maximum capacity utilization sits at 80% and the headline result is 70 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 70 %.
  • It expresses required forging load as a percentage of rated press capacity and reports the gap in points to your target utilization ceiling. 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

  • Forging Tonnage rate: 70 % (headline result)
  • Forging Tonnage gap to target: -12 points
  • Estimated forging load: 1,400 count
  • Available press or hammer rating: 2,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Forging Tonnage calculator, set target maximum capacity utilization to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.