Adhesives, Sealants & Industrial Bonding worked example

Cartridge Yield at 63% target cartridge yield: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop target cartridge yield to 63%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Calculate usable bonds or beads from a cartridge compared with theoretical cartridge capacity and target yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Usable cartridge output: 420 bonds or ml (held at the documented default)
  • Theoretical cartridge capacity: 500 bonds or ml (held at the documented default)
  • Target cartridge yield: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Usable cartridge yield = usable cartridge output รท theoretical cartridge capacity.
  • Usable cartridge yield works out to 84 % yield at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Yield gap to target works out to -21 points at these inputs.
  • Usable cartridge output works out to 420 bonds or ml at these inputs.
  • Theoretical cartridge capacity works out to 500 bonds or ml at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target cartridge yield sits at 88% and the headline result is 84 % yield, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 84 % yield.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to target cartridge yield, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It treats output and capacity as directly comparable; if output is counted in bonds and capacity is a volume, you must convert to a common basis first, and the figure says nothing about whether the dispensed mix ratio was correct.

Results at a glance

  • Usable cartridge yield: 84 % yield (headline result)
  • Yield gap to target: -21 points
  • Usable cartridge output: 420 bonds or ml
  • Theoretical cartridge capacity: 500 bonds or ml

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cartridge Yield calculator, set target cartridge yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.