Edge banding calculator
Enter your parts and the edges that get banding; see how many meters of edge banding and how many rolls you need. Free.
Result
Enter the width, length and quantity of the parts.
- Edge banding needed
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- Net edge length
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- Rolls
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- 100 m rolls; each banding thickness is counted on its own rolls
The result is an estimate based on part sizes. In moducut, the cut list shows the banded edges of every part, and the banding length is calculated from the project automatically.
See the cut list with bandingHow do you calculate edge banding?
- Banding per part = (number of banded length edges × length) + (number of banded width edges × width). This is multiplied by the part quantity.
- Net banding is the total for all parts; millimeters are divided by 1,000 to convert to meters.
- End trim = number of banded edges × end trim per edge. On the machine, the banding that overhangs both ends of each edge is cut off.
- Banding needed = (net banding + end trim) × (1 + waste allowance ÷ 100).
- Number of rolls = banding needed ÷ roll length, rounded up. Each banding thickness is counted on its own rolls.
Worked example
Two 716 × 396 mm doors, banded on all four edges. Per part 2 × 716 + 2 × 396 = 2,224 mm; for 2 parts 4,448 mm, i.e. 4.448 m of net banding. With a 20 mm end trim, 8 edges × 20 mm = 0.16 m is added: 4.608 m. With 10% waste, the banding needed is 4.608 × 1.10 = 5.07 m; on 50 m rolls, 1 roll.
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Frequently asked
questions
The allowance depends on the machine, the part size and the operator. The 10% in the tool is a starting value. On small parts the share of banding trimmed at the ends grows, so entering the end trim separately gives a more accurate result; measure the real consumption on a few jobs and adjust the allowance accordingly.
Thick banding is common on visible edges that take knocks (doors, shelf fronts), and thin banding on hidden inner edges. If one part has two thicknesses, enter it as two rows and tick only the edges of that thickness on each row.
Each thickness is a separate roll; banding left over from a 0.8 mm roll cannot be used on a 2 mm edge. So the tool rounds the number of rolls separately for each thickness and adds them up. If you use different colors, calculate each color separately.
