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Coverage Yield Loss at 3.6% target loss: a worked example

This worked example runs the coverage yield loss numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 3.6% target loss instead of the typical 5%. Calculate coverage yield loss from wasted coating or powder compared with total coating used and target loss.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Wasted coating or powder: 8 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Total coating used: 250 lb (held at the documented default)
  • Target loss: 3.6 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 5)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Coverage loss = wasted coating or powder รท total coating used.
  • Rate works out to 3.2 % loss at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to target works out to 0.4 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 loss sits at 5% and the headline result is 3.2 % loss, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 % loss.
  • Use it after a run or shift to grade transfer efficiency, or when comparing reclaim performance between guns, colors, or part geometries. 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

  • Rate: 3.2 % loss (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 0.4 points
  • Affected count: 8 count
  • Total count: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Coverage Yield Loss calculator, set target loss to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.