Gaskets, Seals, O-Rings & Elastomer Components worked example

Cure Press Capacity at 99% cure press uptime: a worked example in gaskets, seals, o-rings & elastomer components

What does the result look like when cure press uptime reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when a molding cell needs to check whether compression, transfer, or injection cure press capacity can support a gasket, O-ring, diaphragm, grommet, or custom seal schedule.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Good cavities per cure cycle: 64 parts / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available cure cycles: 38 cycles (unchanged)
  • Cure press uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 88)
  • Molded seal first-pass yield: 96 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross cure press capacity = good cavities per cure cycle × available cure cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,311 units for good cure press capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,432 units for gross cure press capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 24.32 units for cure press uptime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 96.31 units for molded seal yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cure press uptime sits at 88% and the headline result is 2,055 units, this scenario comes in 12.5% above the baseline at 2,311 units.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when cure press uptime is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes steady cavity count and cycle time; a partially blocked mold or variable cure time will make the gross figure optimistic.

Results at a glance

  • Good cure press capacity: 2,311 units (headline result)
  • Gross cure press capacity: 2,432 units
  • Cure press uptime loss: 24.32 units
  • Molded seal yield loss: 96.31 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.