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title: Manufacture Counter and Capacity Utilization
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge/manufacture-counter-and-capacity-utilization
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createdAt: 2022-10-21T14:40:56.000Z
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You can use the **Manufacture Counter** KPI processor to count the total number of manufactured units in a period. 

# Manufacture Counter and Capacity Utilization Overview

- Use **Total Units manufactured **if you need a simple count of the total number of units manufactured in a period.
- Use **Capacity Utilization **if you want to monitor how much output is being produced compared to an ideal scenario.
- The **timer interval **parameter is useful if the connected input tag is offline but you still want this KPI to look for a value every few seconds, defined by the timer.
- You should have an input connected with this KPI with the definition on its connection as *manufactureEnd*.
  For example, if you define **Manufacture From Value**: `0 `and **Manufacture To Value**: `1`, this means that when the value from the input tag, with the definition on the connection as *manufactureEnd*, goes from 0 to 1, it is an indication that a unit was manufactured.
- After creating this KPI, you need to add a definition called *manufactureEnd* to the connecting wire, which is an event trigger, triggering whenever there is end of a manufacturing cycle.

# Manufacture Counter and Capacity Utilization Parameter

| **Parameters** | **Details**                                                                                                          |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Device Reset   | This parameter resets the KPI when the connected device is reset.
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| Unit           | Enter the unit of time (e.g., minute, hour, day, week) for which you are entering the ideal count.                   |
| Ideal Count    | Define the ideal count of manufactured units per chosen unit of time (e.g., per hour, day, week).                    |
| From Value     | Enter the value that indicates the end of a manufacturing cycle.                                                     |
| To Value       | Enter the value that indicates the end of a manufacturing cycle.                                                     |
| Timer Interval | Timer in milliseconds. If no event, use this timer to keep displaying the output continually. Enter zero to disable. |

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/MYAyGjC56XMR-aRUGR-uD_image.png "Manufacture Counter and Capacity Utilization Parameter")

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**Note: **When creating an analytics flow with *Manufacture Counter and Capacity Utilization *KPI, refer the [Use the Manufacture Counter KPI](docId\:drAhzBUtJTOktAlamJbPA) guide for more details.
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