Additive Manufacturing worked example

Print Yield at 99% target print yield: a worked example

Push target print yield up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a production or quality manager needs to monitor additive process yield by machine, material, or part family

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accepted printed parts: 186 parts (unchanged)
  • Total print attempts: 200 parts (unchanged)
  • Target print yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Print yield = accepted printed parts รท total print attempts) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 93 % for print yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 186 parts for accepted printed parts.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 200 parts for total print attempts.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target print yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 93 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 93 %.
  • It computes the percentage of total print attempts that became accepted parts, then the point gap between that yield and your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Print yield: 93 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 6 points
  • Accepted printed parts: 186 parts
  • Total print attempts: 200 parts

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Print Yield calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.