Plastics Extrusion - Pipe, Film & Profile worked example

Extrusion Output Rate at 99% target output rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the extrusion output rate calculation on the strong side: 99% target output rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it during shift review when the line team needs to see whether actual extrusion output is above or below the production target.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual good extrusion output: 8,400 lb or ft (unchanged)
  • Planned extrusion output: 9,000 lb or ft (unchanged)
  • Target output rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Extrusion Output Rate = actual good extrusion output รท planned extrusion output) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 93.33 % for actual output rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5.67 points for output gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8,400 count for good output entered.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9,000 count for planned output entered.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target output rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 93.33 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 93.33 %.
  • Use it at end of shift or end of run to grade a line's throughput and flag when downtime or scrap is eating into the schedule. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Actual output rate: 93.33 % (headline result)
  • Output gap to target: 5.67 points
  • Good output entered: 8,400 count
  • Planned output entered: 9,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Extrusion Output Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.