Tube, Pipe & Profile Forming worked example

Packaging Count at 65% line uptime: a worked example in tube, pipe & profile forming

This worked example runs the packaging count numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% line uptime instead of the typical 90%. Packaging Count tells a tube, pipe and profile forming operation how many good, boxed units it can actually ship in a period — not just how many the line can theoretically form.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Formed parts per packaging cycle: 4 units / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available packaging cycles: 480 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Line uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • Packaging yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross packaging count capacity = units per cycle × available cycles.
  • Good output capacity works out to 1,211 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross capacity works out to 1,920 units at these inputs.
  • Uptime loss works out to 672 units at these inputs.
  • Yield loss works out to 37.44 units at these inputs.

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 27.78% below the baseline at 1,211 units.
  • Use it when committing ship quantities, staffing the pack-out cell, or reconciling formed volume against shipped volume. 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

  • Good output capacity: 1,211 units (headline result)
  • Gross capacity: 1,920 units
  • Uptime loss: 672 units
  • Yield loss: 37.44 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Packaging Count calculator, set line uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.