Pultrusion & Continuous Composite Profiles worked example
Die Utilization at 99% target die utilization rate: a worked example
Push target die utilization rate up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when die utilization in pultrusion and continuous composite profiles needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.
The inputs for this scenario
- Dies idle or unassigned: 8 units (unchanged)
- Total dies in tooling inventory: 250 units (unchanged)
- Target die utilization rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Die Utilization rate = affected amount รท total amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for rate, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for gap to target.
- At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for affected count.
- At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total count.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target die utilization rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
- It computes the share of your die inventory that is idle and the gap between the resulting utilization and your target rate. 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
- Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
- Gap to target: 95.8 points
- Affected count: 8 count
- Total count: 250 count
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Die Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.