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

Cure Press Capacity at 63% cure press uptime: a worked example in gaskets, seals, o-rings & elastomer components

This worked example runs the cure press capacity numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 63% cure press uptime instead of the typical 88%. Estimate good seal, gasket, or molded elastomer output from a cure press using cavity output, available cure cycles, press uptime, and first-pass yield.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Good cavities per cure cycle: 64 parts / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available cure cycles: 38 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Cure press uptime: 63 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 88)
  • Molded seal first-pass yield: 96 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross cure press capacity = good cavities per cure cycle × available cure cycles.
  • Good cure press capacity works out to 1,471 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross cure press capacity works out to 2,432 units at these inputs.
  • Cure press uptime loss works out to 900 units at these inputs.
  • Molded seal yield loss works out to 61.29 units at these inputs.

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 28.41% below the baseline at 1,471 units.
  • Use it when sizing a build, scheduling a press or quoting a lead time for molded gaskets, seals or O-rings. 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 cure press capacity: 1,471 units (headline result)
  • Gross cure press capacity: 2,432 units
  • Cure press uptime loss: 900 units
  • Molded seal yield loss: 61.29 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cure Press Capacity calculator, set cure press uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.