Adhesives, Sealants & Industrial Bonding worked example

Pot Life Usage with mixed adhesive dispense rate of 1,700 g/hr or ml/hr: a worked example

Push mixed adhesive dispense rate up to 1,700 g/hr or ml/hr and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a bonding technician needs to choose a mixed batch size that can be used before pot life expires

The inputs for this scenario

  • Mixed adhesive dispense rate: 1,700 g/hr or ml/hr (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 680)
  • Usable pot-life window: 0.75 hr (unchanged)
  • Mixed adhesive cost per unit: 0.06 $ / g or $ / ml (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Mixed adhesive used before gel = mixed adhesive use rate × usable pot-life window) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,275 g or ml for mixed adhesive used before gel, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 70.13 $ for usable mixed adhesive cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.75 hr for pot-life working window.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.06 $ / g or $ / ml for mixed adhesive unit cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where mixed adhesive dispense rate sits at 680 g/hr or ml/hr and the headline result is 510 g or ml, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 1,275 g or ml.
  • It computes the mass or volume of mixed adhesive you can use before gel, found from use rate times pot life, and the cost of that usable amount. 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

  • Mixed adhesive used before gel: 1,275 g or ml (headline result)
  • Usable mixed adhesive cost: 70.13 $
  • Pot-life working window: 0.75 hr
  • Mixed adhesive unit cost: 0.06 $ / g or $ / ml

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.