Fastener Manufacturing & Thread Rolling worked example

Wire Coil Yield at 99% target wire coil yield: a worked example

This scenario runs the wire coil yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target wire coil yield, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when reviewing wire yield after drawing, cut-off, heading setup, coil butt loss, or fastener production scrap.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Usable wire converted to accepted output: 4,850 lb or pieces (unchanged)
  • Total wire issued from coil: 5,000 lb or pieces (unchanged)
  • Target wire coil yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 98)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Wire coil yield = usable output from coil รท total wire issued) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 97 % for wire coil yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2 points for gap to coil-yield target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,850 lb or pieces for usable output.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,000 lb or pieces for wire issued.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target wire coil yield sits at 98% and the headline result is 97 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 97 %.
  • Use it per coil or per lot to monitor material utilization, validate cost-standard scrap allowances, and prioritize yield-loss investigations. 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

  • Wire coil yield: 97 % (headline result)
  • Gap to coil-yield target: 2 points
  • Usable output: 4,850 lb or pieces
  • Wire issued: 5,000 lb or pieces

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.