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Glass Cutting Yield at 99% target cutting yield: a worked example

Push target cutting yield up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a glass cutting operation needs to compare saleable cut output with sheet or jumbo area consumed

The inputs for this scenario

  • Saleable cut glass area or lites: 850 sq ft or lites (unchanged)
  • Glass sheet area or lites loaded to cutting: 1,000 sq ft or lites (unchanged)
  • Target cutting yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Glass Cutting Yield = saleable cut glass area or lites ÷ glass sheet area or lites loaded to cutting × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 85 % cutting yield for glass cutting yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 14 points for glass cutting yield gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 850 count for saleable cut glass area or lites.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 count for glass sheet area or lites loaded to cutting.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target cutting yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 85 % cutting yield, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 85 % cutting yield.
  • It computes the percentage of glass area or lites loaded to the cutting line that becomes saleable cut glass, plus the gap to your target yield. 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

  • Glass Cutting Yield: 85 % cutting yield (headline result)
  • Glass Cutting Yield gap to target: 14 points
  • Saleable cut glass area or lites: 850 count
  • Glass sheet area or lites loaded to cutting: 1,000 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.