Weighing, Dosing & Loss-in-Weight Feeding worked example
Feeder Utilization at 99% target feeder utilization rate: a worked example
This scenario runs the feeder utilization calculation on the strong side: 99% target feeder utilization rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when feeder utilization in weighing, dosing and loss-in-weight feeding needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.
The inputs for this scenario
- Feeders flagged as under-target: 8 feeders (unchanged)
- Total feeders in the dosing line: 250 feeders (unchanged)
- Target feeder utilization rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Feeder 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 feeder 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 a shift review or commissioning audit when you want to quantify how many feeders in a gravimetric dosing line are performing to plan. 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
- 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 Feeder Utilization calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.