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

Packaging Count at 66% packaging station uptime: a worked example in gaskets, seals, o-rings & elastomer components

Suppose packaging station uptime falls to 66%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate good packaged gasket, seal, or O-ring output using pack quantity per cycle, available packaging cycles, uptime, and packaging yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Seals packed per cycle: 250 seals / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available packaging cycles: 32 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Packaging station uptime: 66 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 92)
  • Packaging first-pass yield: 99 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross packaging count = seals packed per cycle × available packaging cycles.
  • Good packaged seal count works out to 5,227 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross packaging count works out to 8,000 units at these inputs.
  • Packaging station uptime loss works out to 2,720 units at these inputs.
  • Packaging yield loss works out to 52.8 units at these inputs.

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 28.26% below the baseline at 5,227 units.
  • It multiplies seals per cycle by available cycles for a gross count, then applies uptime and first-pass yield to give the good packaged count plus the uptime and yield losses. 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

  • Good packaged seal count: 5,227 units (headline result)
  • Gross packaging count: 8,000 units
  • Packaging station uptime loss: 2,720 units
  • Packaging yield loss: 52.8 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Packaging Count calculator, set packaging station uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.