Packaging Automation & End-of-Line Systems worked example

Robotic Palletizing Utilization at 98% target utilization: a worked example

What does the result look like when target utilization reaches 98%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when you want a clean palletizing robot utilization number and gap to target for a tier board or capital review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Palletizing robot busy time: 400 min (unchanged)
  • Available production time: 480 min (unchanged)
  • Target utilization: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Robot utilization = palletizing robot busy time ÷ available production time × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 83.33 % for robot utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 14.67 points for gap to utilization target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 400 count for palletizing robot busy time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 480 count for available production time.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target utilization sits at 85% and the headline result is 83.33 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 83.33 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target utilization is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. High utilization does not mean high throughput; a slow robot can be busy yet under-producing, so pair this with cycle time before judging the cell.

Results at a glance

  • Robot utilization: 83.33 % (headline result)
  • Gap to utilization target: 14.67 points
  • Palletizing robot busy time: 400 count
  • Available production time: 480 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.