Fiber Optic Cable & Photonic Interconnects worked example

Epoxy Cure Batch at 65% cure oven or station uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the epoxy cure batch numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% cure oven or station uptime instead of the typical 90%. Estimate good epoxy-cure batch output from connector capacity per cure cycle, available cycles, oven uptime, and post-cure yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Assemblies loaded per cure cycle: 48 assemblies / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available epoxy cure cycles: 8 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Cure oven or station uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • Post-cure accepted yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross epoxy cure capacity = assemblies per cure cycle × available cure cycles.
  • Good output capacity works out to 242 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross epoxy cure batch capacity works out to 384 units at these inputs.
  • Cure station availability loss works out to 134 units at these inputs.
  • Post-cure reject allowance works out to 7.49 units at these inputs.

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 27.78% below the baseline at 242 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. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Good output capacity: 242 units (headline result)
  • Gross epoxy cure batch capacity: 384 units
  • Cure station availability loss: 134 units
  • Post-cure reject allowance: 7.49 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Epoxy Cure Batch calculator, set cure oven or station uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.