Plastics Extrusion - Pipe, Film & Profile worked example

Extrusion Output Rate at 68% target output rate: a worked example

Suppose target output rate falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Compare actual extruder output against the planned pounds per hour or feet per hour target for a pipe, film, sheet, or profile line.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual good extrusion output: 8,400 lb or ft (held at the documented default)
  • Planned extrusion output: 9,000 lb or ft (held at the documented default)
  • Target output rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Extrusion Output Rate = actual good extrusion output รท planned extrusion output.
  • Actual output rate works out to 93.33 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Output gap to target works out to -25.33 points at these inputs.
  • Good output entered works out to 8,400 count at these inputs.
  • Planned output entered works out to 9,000 count at these inputs.

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 %.
  • It computes the ratio of good extruded output to planned output as a percent, plus how many points you sit above or below your target rate. 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

  • Actual output rate: 93.33 % (headline result)
  • Output gap to target: -25.33 points
  • Good output entered: 8,400 count
  • Planned output entered: 9,000 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Extrusion Output Rate calculator, set target output rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.