Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Conductive Trace Resistance at 65% first-pass trace yield: a worked example

This worked example runs the conductive trace resistance numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% first-pass trace yield instead of the typical 90%. This tool tracks the effective production rate of conductive traces coming off a printed-electronics line once yield is taken into account.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Conductive traces printed per run: 1,200 units (held at the documented default)
  • Print-line run time: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • First-pass trace yield: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw conductive trace resistance = completed output รท runtime.
  • Effective throughput works out to 97.5 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw throughput works out to 150 units at these inputs.
  • Efficiency works out to 65 % at these inputs.
  • Runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where first-pass trace yield sits at 90% and the headline result is 135 units, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 97.5 units.
  • Use it for capacity planning and line balancing when you need to know how many usable conductive traces you can actually deliver in a shift, not just how fast the printer moves. 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

  • Effective throughput: 97.5 units (headline result)
  • Raw throughput: 150 units
  • Efficiency: 65 %
  • Runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Conductive Trace Resistance calculator, set first-pass trace yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.