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Mixer Utilization at 92% target utilization rate: a worked example
Push target utilization rate up to 92% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. you need to know how hard a disperser or mixer is working before adding batches, justifying a new vessel, or chasing changeover loss
The inputs for this scenario
- Disperser running hours: 120 hr (unchanged)
- Available mixer hours: 168 hr (unchanged)
- Target utilization rate: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Mixer utilization rate = disperser running hours / available mixer hours * 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 71.43 % for mixer utilization rate, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 20.57 points for gap to target utilization.
- At this operating point the engine returns 120 hr for disperser running hours.
- At this operating point the engine returns 168 hr for available mixer hours.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target utilization rate sits at 80% and the headline result is 71.43 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 71.43 %.
- It divides disperser running hours by available mixer hours to give a utilization percentage, then compares it to your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Mixer utilization rate: 71.43 % (headline result)
- Gap to target utilization: 20.57 points
- Disperser running hours: 120 hr
- Available mixer hours: 168 hr
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Mixer Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.