Pultrusion & Continuous Composite Profiles worked example
Glass Loading at 99% line uptime: a worked example
This scenario runs the glass loading calculation on the strong side: 99% line uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when glass loading in pultrusion and continuous composite profiles is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.
The inputs for this scenario
- Profiles pulled per die cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
- Available die cycles in the period: 480 cycles (unchanged)
- Line uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
- Cured-profile yield: 97 % (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Gross glass loading capacity = units per cycle × available cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 units for good output capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 units for gross capacity.
- At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 units for uptime loss.
- At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 units for yield loss.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where line uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 1,844 units.
- Use it when planning a run or quoting a delivery date and you need a defensible good-output number rather than a theoretical maximum. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.
Results at a glance
- Good output capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
- Gross capacity: 1,920 units
- Uptime loss: 19.2 units
- Yield loss: 57.02 units
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Glass Loading calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.