Implantable Electronics & Neurodevices worked example
Encapsulation Scrap Cost at 86% encapsulation-attributed scrap share: a worked example
Push encapsulation-attributed scrap share up to 86% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when process engineering or finance needs to quantify material and build loss from encapsulation defects in leads, electrodes, sensors, or modules.
The inputs for this scenario
- Affected encapsulated assemblies: 36 assemblies (unchanged)
- Cost per scrapped assembly: 820 $ / assembly (unchanged)
- Encapsulation-attributed scrap share: 86 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 75)
- Encapsulation cleanup and investigation cost: 2,200 $ (unchanged)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Variable encapsulation scrap cost = affected encapsulated assemblies × cost per scrapped assembly × encapsulation-attributed scrap share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 27,587 $ for total encapsulation scrap cost, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 766 $ / device for encapsulation scrap cost per affected assembly.
- At this operating point the engine returns 25,387 $ for variable encapsulation scrap cost.
- At this operating point the engine returns 2,200 $ for encapsulation cleanup and investigation cost.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where encapsulation-attributed scrap share sits at 75% and the headline result is 24,340 $, this scenario comes in 13.34% above the baseline at 27,587 $.
- It computes the total cost of an encapsulation scrap event — attributed unit value plus the cleanup and investigation overhead. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.
Results at a glance
- Total encapsulation scrap cost: 27,587 $ (headline result)
- Encapsulation scrap cost per affected assembly: 766 $ / device
- Variable encapsulation scrap cost: 25,387 $
- Encapsulation cleanup and investigation cost: 2,200 $
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Encapsulation Scrap Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.