Mass Finishing, Deburring & Polishing worked example

Compound Usage at 98% compound transfer efficiency: a worked example in mass finishing, deburring & polishing

What does the result look like when compound transfer efficiency reaches 98%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when compound usage in mass finishing, deburring and polishing needs a buy quantity for the next mass finishing, deburring and polishing run and you do not want to short the line.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parts processed in the run: 500 units (unchanged)
  • Compound dosed per part: 0.08 units (unchanged)
  • Compound transfer efficiency: 98 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 85)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Required compound usage = covered amount × use per unit ÷ transfer efficiency) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 40.82 units for required quantity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 40 units for theoretical amount.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.82 units for loss allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 98 % for efficiency.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where compound transfer efficiency sits at 85% and the headline result is 47.06 units, this scenario comes in 13.27% below the baseline at 40.82 units.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when compound transfer efficiency is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a single compound and steady efficiency; recirculating systems, hard water, or heavy soils shift real efficiency and may change the dose mid-run.

Results at a glance

  • Required quantity: 40.82 units (headline result)
  • Theoretical amount: 40 units
  • Loss allowance: 0.82 units
  • Efficiency: 98 %

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.