Building Materials Manufacturing worked example

Materials Dust Loss at 110% dust loss assigned to this process or order: a worked example

This scenario runs the materials dust loss calculation on the strong side: 110% dust loss assigned to this process or order, with every other input held at its documented default. a plant needs to quantify the cost of dust loss from material handling or processing

The inputs for this scenario

  • Raw material lost as dust or carryover: 1,200 tons (unchanged)
  • Material cost per ton lost: 2.75 $ / ton (unchanged)
  • Dust loss assigned to this process or order: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed cleanup, filter, disposal, or handling cost: 650 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Allocated materials dust loss = raw material lost as dust or carryover × material cost per ton lost × allocation share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,280 $ dust loss for materials dust loss, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.57 $ / piece for material cost per ton lost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,630 $ for allocated materials dust loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 650 $ for fixed cleanup, filter, disposal, or handling cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where dust loss assigned to this process or order sits at 100% and the headline result is 3,950 $ dust loss, this scenario comes in 8.35% above the baseline at 4,280 $ dust loss.
  • Use it when costing dust collection projects, allocating loss to a process or order, or tracking material yield over time. 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

  • Materials Dust Loss: 4,280 $ dust loss (headline result)
  • Material cost per ton lost: 3.57 $ / piece
  • Allocated materials dust loss: 3,630 $
  • Fixed cleanup, filter, disposal, or handling cost: 650 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.