Wood & Paper Manufacturing worked example

Sheeting Capacity at 99% sheeter mechanical uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the sheeting capacity calculation on the strong side: 99% sheeter mechanical uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when sheeting capacity in wood and paper manufacturing is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Sheets produced per rotary-knife cut cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Scheduled cut cycles available this run: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Sheeter mechanical uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • First-pass sheet yield after trim and defects: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross sheeting capacity = sheeting capacity output per cycle × available sheeting capacity cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 units for good sheeting capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 units for gross sheeting capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 units for sheeting capacity downtime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 units for sheeting capacity yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where sheeter mechanical 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 quoting a sheet quantity, scheduling a sheeter run, or diagnosing why good output falls short of gross. 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 sheeting capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross sheeting capacity: 1,920 units
  • Sheeting capacity downtime loss: 19.2 units
  • Sheeting capacity yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Sheeting Capacity calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.