Nonwoven Materials & Technical Textiles worked example

Meltblown Throughput at 65% expected die uptime: a worked example

Suppose expected die uptime falls to 65%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate meltblown throughput for nonwoven materials and technical textiles using production-ready inputs so teams can confirm whether capacity can cover demand before committing the schedule.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Meltblown output per beam cycle: 4 units / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available meltblown cycles in window: 480 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Expected die uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • Expected first-pass yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross meltblown throughput capacity = meltblown throughput output per cycle × available meltblown throughput cycles.
  • Good meltblown throughput capacity works out to 1,211 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross meltblown throughput capacity works out to 1,920 units at these inputs.
  • Meltblown throughput downtime loss works out to 672 units at these inputs.
  • Meltblown throughput yield loss works out to 37.44 units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected die uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 1,211 units.
  • It computes good meltblown output by multiplying gross capacity by uptime and first-pass yield, and itemizes downtime loss and yield loss. 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 meltblown throughput capacity: 1,211 units (headline result)
  • Gross meltblown throughput capacity: 1,920 units
  • Meltblown throughput downtime loss: 672 units
  • Meltblown throughput yield loss: 37.44 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Meltblown Throughput calculator, set expected die uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.