Printing, Labels & Industrial Converting worked example

Die Cut Yield at 99% target die-cut yield rate: a worked example in printing, labels & industrial converting

This scenario runs the die cut yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target die-cut yield rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when die cut yield in printing, labels and industrial converting needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Good die-cut pieces passing inspection: 8 count (unchanged)
  • Total die-cut pieces processed: 250 count (unchanged)
  • Target die-cut yield rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Die cut yield rate = die cut yield count ÷ total die cut yield population × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for die cut yield rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for die cut yield gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for die cut yield count.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total die cut yield population.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target die-cut yield rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • Use it after a die-cut run, during a die-life study, or when qualifying a new substrate or tool to see if quality clears your target. 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

  • Die cut yield rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Die cut yield gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Die cut yield count: 8 count
  • Total die cut yield population: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.