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Capacity expansion is the single most important strategy used to increase profit. Capacity expansion means an increase in the plant throughput (measured by product flow in MT/h) over and above its name plate capacity. There are various design margins available in various process equipment. A maximum capacity test run is a process that systematically increases plant capacity and exploits these margins. It is possible to increase plant capacity by 5–10% without any major investment and simply utilizing the hidden margins available in installed equipment. The main idea behind a maximum capacity test run is to slowly push the plant capacity until it reaches major equipment or process limitation. This is a very important tool used to increase the plant profit by systematically running the plant at a higher capacity.