Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Cure Energy with cure oven and lamp connected load of 6 kW: a worked example

This worked example runs the cure energy numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: cure oven and lamp connected load of 6 kW instead of the typical 12 kW. Cure Energy converts an oven or photonic-cure station's electrical draw into a per-unit cost so you can see what sintering or drying each printed part actually costs.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cure oven / lamp connected load: 6 kW (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
  • Cure station runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Electricity tariff: 0.12 $ / kWh (held at the documented default)
  • Units cured in the run: 1,000 units (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Energy cost = connected load × runtime × energy rate.
  • Energy cost works out to 5.76 $ / unit at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Energy used works out to 48 kWh at these inputs.
  • Cost per piece works out to 0.01 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Hourly cost works out to 0.72 $ / hr at these inputs.

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 50% below the baseline at 5.76 $ / unit.
  • Use it when allocating energy cost to printed parts, comparing cure recipes or ovens, or building an energy line into a job quote. 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

  • Energy cost: 5.76 $ / unit (headline result)
  • Energy used: 48 kWh
  • Cost per piece: 0.01 $ / piece
  • Hourly cost: 0.72 $ / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cure Energy calculator, set cure oven and lamp connected load to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.