Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Cure Energy with cure oven and lamp connected load of 30 kW: a worked example

Push cure oven and lamp connected load up to 30 kW and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when cure energy in printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics is up for an upgrade and you want a defensible savings story.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cure oven / lamp connected load: 30 kW (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 12)
  • Cure station runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Electricity tariff: 0.12 $ / kWh (unchanged)
  • Units cured in the run: 1,000 units (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Energy cost = connected load × runtime × energy rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 28.8 $ / unit for energy cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 240 kWh for energy used.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.03 $ / piece for cost per piece.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.6 $ / hr for hourly cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where cure oven and lamp connected load sits at 12 kW and the headline result is 11.52 $ / unit, this scenario comes in 150% above the baseline at 28.8 $ / unit.
  • It computes total cure energy cost from connected load, runtime and tariff, then divides by units cured to give cost per piece, along with kWh used and hourly cost. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Energy cost: 28.8 $ / unit (headline result)
  • Energy used: 240 kWh
  • Cost per piece: 0.03 $ / piece
  • Hourly cost: 3.6 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.