Powder Metallurgy & Sintered Parts worked example
Batch Throughput at 65% line efficiency: a worked example in powder metallurgy & sintered parts
This worked example runs the batch throughput numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% line efficiency instead of the typical 90%. Batch Throughput measures how many sintered parts a powder metallurgy line actually delivers per hour once you account for real-world efficiency losses.
The inputs for this scenario
- Sintered parts completed this batch: 1,200 units (held at the documented default)
- Press-to-sinter runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
- Line efficiency (uptime × yield): 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw batch throughput = completed output ÷ runtime.
- Effective throughput works out to 97.5 units / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Raw throughput works out to 150 units / hr at these inputs.
- Efficiency works out to 65 % at these inputs.
- Runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where line efficiency sits at 90% and the headline result is 135 units / hr, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 97.5 units / hr.
- Use it when scheduling furnace batches, estimating lead times, or benchmarking a cell's real output against its rated capacity. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Effective throughput: 97.5 units / hr (headline result)
- Raw throughput: 150 units / hr
- Efficiency: 65 %
- Runtime: 8 hr
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Batch Throughput calculator, set line efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.