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Production Capacity Calculator

Work out production capacity instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Production Capacity Calculator

Theoretical capacity is available machine minutes divided by cycle time per unit. It deliberately ignores breakdowns, changeovers and quality losses — apply an OEE factor to the result to get a realistic planning figure.

Formulas

Available minutes

Minutes = Machines x Hours per day x 60 x Working days

Capacity

Units = Available minutes / Cycle time per unit

Worked example

With the default values below, Production Capacity Calculator returns Capacity for the period of 36,206. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Machines or workstations
6
Operating hours per day
16
Working days in the period
22
Cycle time per unit
3.5 min

Results

Capacity for the period
36,206
Capacity per day
1,646
Available machine minutes
126,720
Units per machine hour
17.14

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Available minutes
  3. 3Capacity
  4. 4Capacity for the period= 36,206
  5. 5Capacity per day= 1,646
  6. 6Available machine minutes= 126,720
  7. 7Units per machine hour= 17.14

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I subtract breaks and maintenance?

Either reduce hours per day to planned production time, or keep gross hours here and multiply the answer by availability.

Why cycle time and not takt time?

Cycle time is what the process actually achieves; takt time is what customer demand requires. Capacity depends on the former.

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