Fiber Optic Cable & Photonic Interconnects worked example

Epoxy Cure Batch at 99% cure oven or station uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the epoxy cure batch calculation on the strong side: 99% cure oven or station uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when planning connector epoxy cure, ferrule bonding, pigtail attach, strain relief bonding, or photonic assembly adhesive cure capacity.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Assemblies loaded per cure cycle: 48 assemblies / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available epoxy cure cycles: 8 cycles (unchanged)
  • Cure oven or station uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • Post-cure accepted yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross epoxy cure capacity = assemblies per cure cycle × available cure cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 369 units for good output capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 384 units for gross epoxy cure batch capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.84 units for cure station availability loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.4 units for post-cure reject allowance.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cure oven or station uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 335 units, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 369 units.
  • Use it when scheduling a connector line around the cure bottleneck, sizing oven count for a ramp, or diagnosing where cure output falls short of plan. 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

  • Good output capacity: 369 units (headline result)
  • Gross epoxy cure batch capacity: 384 units
  • Cure station availability loss: 3.84 units
  • Post-cure reject allowance: 11.4 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Epoxy Cure Batch calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.