Plastics Extrusion - Pipe, Film & Profile worked example

Line OEE at 99% line speed vs. rated haul-off rate: a worked example in plastics extrusion - pipe, film & profile

What does the result look like when line speed vs. rated haul-off rate reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when reviewing availability, rate loss, and quality loss on pipe, film, sheet, or profile extrusion lines.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual extrusion run time: 420 hr (unchanged)
  • Scheduled extrusion time: 480 hr (unchanged)
  • Line speed vs. rated haul-off rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)
  • First-pass quality yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Availability = operating time ÷ planned production time) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 84.03 % for extrusion line oee, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 87.5 % for availability.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 99 % for performance versus standard.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 97 % for quality yield.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where line speed vs. rated haul-off rate sits at 92% and the headline result is 78.08 %, this scenario comes in 7.61% above the baseline at 84.03 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when line speed vs. rated haul-off rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. OEE hides where the loss lives — an 87.5% availability and 92% performance produce the same 80% factor product, so always review the three components separately, not just the headline number.

Results at a glance

  • Extrusion line OEE: 84.03 % (headline result)
  • Availability: 87.5 %
  • Performance versus standard: 99 %
  • Quality yield: 97 %

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.