Adhesives, Sealants & Industrial Bonding worked example

Adhesive Scrap Cost at 92% adhesive-attributable scrap share: a worked example

This scenario runs the adhesive scrap cost calculation on the strong side: 92% adhesive-attributable scrap share, with every other input held at its documented default. a quality manager needs to quantify adhesive-related scrap from a production issue

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrapped bonded assemblies: 28 assemblies (unchanged)
  • Cost per scrapped assembly: 46 $ / assembly (unchanged)
  • Adhesive-attributable scrap share: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Disposal and cleanup charge: 120 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Adhesive-attributable scrap = scrapped assemblies × cost per scrapped assembly × adhesive-attributable share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,305 $ scrap for adhesive-related scrap cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 46.61 $ / assembly for cost per scrapped assembly.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,185 $ scrap for adhesive-attributable scrap.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 $ for disposal and cleanup charge.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where adhesive-attributable scrap share sits at 80% and the headline result is 1,150 $ scrap, this scenario comes in 13.44% above the baseline at 1,305 $ scrap.
  • Use it to build a cost-of-poor-quality case, prioritize bonding defects, or justify process improvements with a dollar figure. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Adhesive-related scrap cost: 1,305 $ scrap (headline result)
  • Cost per scrapped assembly: 46.61 $ / assembly
  • Adhesive-attributable scrap: 1,185 $ scrap
  • Disposal and cleanup charge: 120 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.