Sheet Metal Stamping & Press Lines worked example

Scrap Strip Value at 92% baler and collection recovery factor: a worked example

Push baler and collection recovery factor up to 92% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when scrap strip value in sheet metal stamping and press lines is being put through a sheet metal stamping and press lines weighted-cost review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrap skeleton weight recovered: 100 units (unchanged)
  • Scrap metal price per unit: 45 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Baler/collection recovery factor: 92 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 80)
  • Fixed hauling and handling cost: 250 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Scrap Strip Value cost = quantity × rate × capture factor + fixed cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,390 $ for weighted cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 43.9 $ / piece for per piece value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4,140 $ for captured value.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 $ for fixed adjustment.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where baler and collection recovery factor sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 14.03% above the baseline at 4,390 $.
  • It computes the total recoverable dollar value of a batch of scrap strip plus a fixed adjustment, and the per-piece scrap value. 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

  • Weighted cost: 4,390 $ (headline result)
  • Per piece value: 43.9 $ / piece
  • Captured value: 4,140 $
  • Fixed adjustment: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.