Industrial Laundry, Uniform & Textile Rental Operations worked example

Press/Fold Throughput at 62% finishing efficiency: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop finishing efficiency to 62%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate effective press and fold throughput from finished pieces, staffed runtime, and real finishing efficiency.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Finished pieces: 9,600 pieces (held at the documented default)
  • Finishing runtime: 7.5 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Finishing efficiency: 62 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 86)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw press and fold throughput = finished pieces รท finishing runtime.
  • Effective press and fold throughput works out to 794 pieces / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw press and fold throughput works out to 1,280 pieces / hr at these inputs.
  • Finishing efficiency works out to 62 % at these inputs.
  • Finishing runtime works out to 7.5 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where finishing efficiency sits at 86% and the headline result is 1,101 pieces / hr, this scenario comes in 27.91% below the baseline at 794 pieces / hr.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to finishing efficiency, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes a stable product mix; switching from flatwork sheets to complex garments changes the achievable rate even if the efficiency number stays the same.

Results at a glance

  • Effective press and fold throughput: 794 pieces / hr (headline result)
  • Raw press and fold throughput: 1,280 pieces / hr
  • Finishing efficiency: 62 %
  • Finishing runtime: 7.5 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Press/Fold Throughput calculator, set finishing efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.