Wire, Cable & Conductor Manufacturing worked example

Scrap Recovery at 99% target scrap recovery rate: a worked example

What does the result look like when target scrap recovery rate reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when scrap recovery in wire, cable and conductor manufacturing needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recovered copper scrap weight: 8 units (unchanged)
  • Total copper scrap generated: 250 units (unchanged)
  • Target scrap recovery rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Scrap Recovery rate = affected amount ÷ 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 scrap recovery rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when target scrap recovery rate is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It is a ratio of the quantities you feed it and cannot verify weighing accuracy — if your total-scrap figure is understated, the recovery rate will look better than it truly is.

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 Scrap Recovery calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.