Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Screen Print Cycle Time at 12% setup, flood and cleaning allowance: a worked example

What does the result look like when setup, flood and cleaning allowance reaches 12%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when screen print cycle time in printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics is being added to next week's schedule and you need an honest hours estimate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Prints (or panels) required this run: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Sustained press throughput: 12 units / hr (unchanged)
  • Setup, flood and cleaning allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base screen print cycle time time = required work รท processing rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for adjusted run time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base run time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for process rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, flood and cleaning allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when setup, flood and cleaning allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. A single flat allowance cannot capture step-changes like a mid-run screen replacement, a color change, or a long registration debug; treat those as separate events.

Results at a glance

  • Adjusted run time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base run time: 10 hr
  • Allowance applied: 12 %
  • Process rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Screen Print Cycle Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.