Gaskets, Seals, O-Rings & Elastomer Components worked example

Packaging Count at 99% packaging station uptime: a worked example in gaskets, seals, o-rings & elastomer components

What does the result look like when packaging station uptime reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when bagging, kitting, labeling, counting, bulk packing, or clean packaging needs to keep up with molded, die-cut, or extruded elastomer component output.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Seals packed per cycle: 250 seals / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available packaging cycles: 32 cycles (unchanged)
  • Packaging station uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)
  • Packaging first-pass yield: 99 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross packaging count = seals packed per cycle × available packaging cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 7,841 units for good packaged seal count, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8,000 units for gross packaging count.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 80 units for packaging station uptime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 79.2 units for packaging yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where packaging station uptime sits at 92% and the headline result is 7,286 units, this scenario comes in 7.61% above the baseline at 7,841 units.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when packaging station uptime is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a steady per-cycle pack rate; if cycle output varies by SKU or pack size, run it per SKU rather than blending.

Results at a glance

  • Good packaged seal count: 7,841 units (headline result)
  • Gross packaging count: 8,000 units
  • Packaging station uptime loss: 80 units
  • Packaging yield loss: 79.2 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.