Mass Finishing, Deburring & Polishing worked example
Drying Time at 7.2% drying time safety allowance: a worked example
This worked example runs the drying time numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 7.2% drying time safety allowance instead of the typical 10%. Calculate drying time for mass finishing, deburring & polishing planning, quoting, troubleshooting, capacity review, or process improvement.
The inputs for this scenario
- Parts to dry this batch: 120 units (held at the documented default)
- Dryer throughput rate: 12 units / hr (held at the documented default)
- Drying time safety allowance: 7.2 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 10)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base drying time time = required work รท processing rate.
- Adjusted run time works out to 10.72 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Base run time works out to 10 hr at these inputs.
- Allowance applied works out to 7.2 % at these inputs.
- Process rate works out to 12 pieces / min at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where drying time safety allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 2.55% below the baseline at 10.72 hr.
- Use it when scheduling a drying station after wet vibratory or centrifugal finishing, or when sizing a new dryer against a target batch volume. 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
- Adjusted run time: 10.72 hr (headline result)
- Base run time: 10 hr
- Allowance applied: 7.2 %
- Process rate: 12 pieces / min
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Drying Time calculator, set drying time safety allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.