Printing, Labels & Industrial Converting worked example

Press Utilization at 98% target press utilization: a worked example in printing, labels & industrial converting

Push target press utilization up to 98% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when press utilization in printing, labels and industrial converting is being reviewed for asset utilization in printing, labels and industrial converting.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Actual press running units: 360 value (unchanged)
  • Available press capacity units: 480 value (unchanged)
  • Target press utilization: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Press utilization = used press utilization amount รท available press utilization amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 75 % for press utilization, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 23 points for press utilization gap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 360 value for used press utilization amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 480 value for available press utilization amount.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target press utilization sits at 85% and the headline result is 75 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 75 %.
  • It divides used press capacity (running hours or output) by available capacity to give a utilization percentage, then reports the gap 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

  • Press utilization: 75 % (headline result)
  • Press utilization gap: 23 points
  • Used press utilization amount: 360 value
  • Available press utilization amount: 480 value

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.