Weighing, Dosing & Loss-in-Weight Feeding worked example
Loss-In-Weight Calibration at 99% target calibration pass rate: a worked example
What does the result look like when target calibration pass rate reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when loss-in-weight calibration 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 failing calibration check: 8 units (unchanged)
- Feeders in the calibration cycle: 250 units (unchanged)
- Target calibration pass rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Loss-In-Weight Calibration rate = affected amount รท total amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 lb 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 calibration pass rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 lb, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 lb.
- A figure at this level is achievable when target calibration pass rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. A simple ratio hides which feeders are marginal versus grossly out; it does not weight by ingredient value or dosing criticality.
Results at a glance
- Rate: 3.2 lb (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 Loss-In-Weight Calibration calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.