Pultrusion & Continuous Composite Profiles worked example
Die Utilization at 68% target die utilization rate: a worked example
This worked example runs the die utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% target die utilization rate instead of the typical 95%. Die Utilization shows what share of your pultrusion tooling inventory is actively earning versus sitting idle on the rack.
The inputs for this scenario
- Dies idle or unassigned: 8 units (held at the documented default)
- Total dies in tooling inventory: 250 units (held at the documented default)
- Target die utilization rate: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Die Utilization rate = affected amount รท total amount.
- Rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
- Affected count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
- Total count works out to 250 count at these inputs.
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 %.
- Use it during tooling reviews, capital planning, or when deciding whether to build new dies versus better schedule existing ones. 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
- Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
- Gap to target: 64.8 points
- Affected count: 8 count
- Total count: 250 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Die Utilization calculator, set target die utilization rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.