Using Food Machinery Calculators

Choose the right calculator, record its assumptions and carry the result into an equipment discussion.

Start with your planning question

These links open existing tools. Use the units and definitions shown by each calculator.

General production capacityEstimate output from operating time and the production inputs requested by the tool. Dumpling outputUse lanes, forming speed, piece weight and efficiency for a dumpling-specific estimate. Equipment selectionStart with the finished product, processing needs and factory conditions. Electrical-load planningOrganize preliminary machine loads; obtain the final electrical schedule from engineering. Machine paybackCompare your investment and operating assumptions, not a promised return. Dough hydrationKeep flour and water quantities on the same batch basis.

Keep the estimate traceable

Record the product, recipe, batch basis, units and operating period.
Keep entered values and calculated results together; label any assumed values.
Compare scenarios by changing one input at a time.
Send the estimate with your actual product and factory requirements for review.

Choose a guide or a calculation

For an explanation of the inputs and interpretation, read the food-production OEE guide. To enter production-period data and calculate a result, use the OEE calculator.

Calculator outputs are preliminary planning aids. They are not machine test results, guaranteed output, electrical design documents or a final quotation. Use approved project documents and product trials for final selection.

Turn the result into a project brief

Include your input values, assumptions, required output and factory constraints.

Prepare a project brief Find planning worksheets Discuss equipment requirements