Makers & production
How many racks and trays will hold the parts while they dry?
Multiply steady hourly intake by the holding interval you already use. Round up to whole pieces, then to whole trays and racks. Free places count all tray positions in the racks required. This assumes evenly spaced arrivals.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Pieces held at once 88
- Pieces entering drying per hour
- 35 pieces/h
- Established holding time
- 2.5 h
- Usable places per tray
- 10 places
- Trays per rack
- 4 trays
Other results
- Trays in use
- 9
- Racks required
- 3
- Free places in those racks
- 32
Use your own figures
Keep enough holding space available for a steady flow of finished pieces. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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