Printed Electronics & Flexible Hybrid Electronics worked example

Squeegee Speed at 99% press efficiency: a worked example

This scenario runs the squeegee speed calculation on the strong side: 99% press efficiency, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when squeegee speed in printed electronics and flexible hybrid electronics is being committed and you need a throughput number you can defend.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Printed web length completed: 1,200 units (unchanged)
  • Press runtime: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Press efficiency (uptime): 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Raw squeegee speed = completed output รท runtime) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 149 ft / min for effective throughput, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 150 ft / min for raw throughput.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 99 % for efficiency.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 hr for runtime.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where press efficiency sits at 90% and the headline result is 135 ft / min, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 149 ft / min.
  • Use it to convert a shift's output into a realistic ft/min rate for capacity planning, quoting run time, or comparing press configurations. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Effective throughput: 149 ft / min (headline result)
  • Raw throughput: 150 ft / min
  • Efficiency: 99 %
  • Runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.