Mass Finishing, Deburring & Polishing worked example

Part Separation Yield at 68% target separation yield: a worked example

Suppose target separation yield falls to 68%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate part separation yield for mass finishing, deburring & polishing planning, quoting, troubleshooting, capacity review, or process improvement.

The inputs for this scenario

Parts correctly separated from media: 8 units (held at the documented default)
Total parts run through separation: 250 units (held at the documented default)
Target separation yield: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)

Working through the calculation

The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Part Separation Yield rate = affected amount ÷ total amount.
Rate works out to 3.2 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
Gap to target works out to 64.8 points at these inputs.
Affected count works out to 8 count at these inputs.
Total count works out to 250 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

Against the tool's baseline example, where target separation yield sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
It computes the ratio of parts successfully separated from media to the total parts processed, expressed as a percent, plus the gap to your target yield. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
Gap to target: 64.8 points
Affected count: 8 count
Total count: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Part Separation Yield calculator, set target separation yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.