CTP--New Tools, Old Theories

On the other hand, if you find that the platesetter is being utilized 75 percent of the time across three shifts, and your press utilization rate is only 60 percent because they are waiting for plates, then it may mean it's time to buy another platesetter.

In summary, utilization rates are a traditional measurement that can be used to help assist in purchasing decisions. The utilization measurement is most useful when the resource measured is the bottleneck in a workflow.