Adhesives, Sealants & Industrial Bonding worked example

Bond Inspection Workload at 23% documentation and retest allowance: a worked example

What does the result look like when documentation and retest allowance reaches 23%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. a quality manager needs to plan inspection time for bonded or sealed assemblies

The inputs for this scenario

  • Bond joints to inspect: 720 points (unchanged)
  • Inspection rate per inspector: 6 points/min (unchanged)
  • Documentation and retest allowance: 23 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 20)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base inspection time = bond inspection points รท inspection throughput) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 148 hr for bond inspection workload, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 hr for base inspection time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 23 % for documentation/retest allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6 points/min for inspection throughput.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where documentation and retest allowance sits at 20% and the headline result is 144 hr, this scenario comes in 2.5% above the baseline at 148 hr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when documentation and retest allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a single average throughput across all joints; mixed joint types (structural vs. cosmetic) or a learning curve on a new fixture will skew the estimate.

Results at a glance

  • Bond inspection workload: 148 hr (headline result)
  • Base inspection time: 120 hr
  • Documentation/retest allowance: 23 %
  • Inspection throughput: 6 points/min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Bond Inspection Workload calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.