Equipment Utilization Calculator

Calculate your equipment usage efficiency to optimize operations and reduce costs

Total Available Hours (per period):

Typically 720 hrs/month (24×30) or 168 hrs/week (24×7)

Planned Downtime (hours):

Maintenance, cleaning, etc.

Actual Operating Hours:

Time equipment was actively used

Ideal Output Rate (units/hour):

Actual Output (total units):

Utilization Rate

–%

Percentage of available time equipment was used

Efficiency Rate

–%

Actual output vs potential output during operating time

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

–%

Combined metric of utilization × efficiency

OEE 0%

0% 50% 100%

Poor (<65%)

Average (65-85%)

Excellent (>85%)

Understanding Your Results

Enter your equipment data above to see detailed analysis and improvement recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Equipment utilization rate measures what percentage of available time your equipment is actually being used for production. It’s calculated as (Operating Hours / (Total Hours – Downtime)) × 100.

While utilization measures time usage, efficiency measures how productive the equipment is during that time. Efficiency = (Actual Output / (Operating Hours × Ideal Output Rate)) × 100.

World-class OEE is considered 85% or higher. Average manufacturers typically score around 60%. Scores below 40% indicate substantial room for improvement in equipment usage.