Tool Sharpening, Reconditioning & Industrial Repair Services worked example
Regrind Yield at 99% target salvage rate: a worked example
This scenario runs the regrind yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target salvage rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when regrind yield in tool sharpening, reconditioning and industrial repair services needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.
The inputs for this scenario
- Tools scrapped or rejected after regrind: 8 units (unchanged)
- Tools entering the regrind batch: 250 units (unchanged)
- Target salvage rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Regrind Yield rate = affected amount รท total amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for rate, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for gap to target.
- At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for affected count.
- At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total count.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target salvage 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 finishing a regrind batch to score salvage performance, or during intake to test whether a worn incoming lot is worth accepting. 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
- Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
- Gap to target: 95.8 points
- Affected count: 8 count
- Total count: 250 count
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Regrind Yield calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.