UV Curing worked example

UV Cure Process Window with current line speed of 80 ft / min: a worked example

Push current line speed up to 80 ft / min and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it during process changes - new SKU, lamp swap, line speed adjustment - to confirm you're still inside the validated window before releasing the change.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Current line speed (operating point): 80 ft / min (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 32)
  • Slowest allowed speed (overcure floor): 22 ft / min (unchanged)
  • Fastest allowed speed (undercure ceiling): 48 ft / min (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Inside window = (window min ≤ operating point ≤ window max)) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0 outside for in / out of window, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns -32 ft / min for margin to nearest limit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 22 ft / min for window minimum (overcure floor).
  • At this operating point the engine returns 48 ft / min for window maximum (undercure ceiling).

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where current line speed sits at 32 ft / min and the headline result is 1 inside, this scenario comes in 100% below the baseline at 0 outside.
  • It reports whether your current line speed falls between the validated minimum and maximum speeds, plus the distance in ft/min to the nearest limit. 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

  • In / out of window: 0 outside (headline result)
  • Margin to nearest limit: -32 ft / min
  • Window minimum (overcure floor): 22 ft / min
  • Window maximum (undercure ceiling): 48 ft / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live UV Cure Process Window calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.