Production Capacity Calculator
Units per shift, per hour and per week from cycle time, efficiency and machine count.
Results
Quantity
1092
Throughput
145.71
/h
Quantity
5464
What this tool does
Theoretical capacity assumes a machine never stops, which no machine does, so an efficiency factor turns it into a number you can plan with. Compare the result against real output: a persistent gap is where the improvement projects belong.
Formula
capacity = available time × yield ÷ cycle time
Variables
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
h | Available working time | h |
c | Cycle time | s |
ef | Efficiency | % |
m | Quantity | — |
C | Quantity | — |
CH | Throughput | /h |
CW | Quantity | — |
Worked example
- Available working time7.5 h
- Cycle time42 s
- Efficiency85 %
- Quantity2
- Quantity1092
- Throughput145.71 /h
- Quantity5464
Limitations
- The result is an estimate based only on the values you type. Real situations often include factors this calculator does not know about.
- The formula assumes ideal conditions: no friction losses, no air resistance and no efficiency losses unless you enter them.