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AOI Inspection Capacity Calculator
AOI can become the constraint when false calls, program load time, or review queues increase. This calculator estimates usable AOI board capacity after uptime and inspection yield are applied.
What this calculator does
- Estimate AOI inspection capacity from boards per inspection cycle, available cycles, machine uptime, and first-pass inspection yield.
- a quality or production engineer is checking whether AOI capacity supports SMT output
- Returns the aoi inspection capacity value for the selected electronics manufacturing scope.
Formula used
- Gross AOI board capacity = boards inspected per AOI cycle × available AOI cycles
- Usable AOI inspection capacity = gross AOI board capacity × AOI uptime × first-pass AOI yield
Inputs explained
- Boards inspected per AOI cycle: Use a current, same-scope value for boards inspected per aoi cycle from the traveler, MES, ERP, test log, quote, or validated engineering estimate.
- Available AOI cycles: Use a current, same-scope value for available aoi cycles from the traveler, MES, ERP, test log, quote, or validated engineering estimate.
- AOI machine uptime: Use a current, same-scope value for aoi machine uptime from the traveler, MES, ERP, test log, quote, or validated engineering estimate.
- First-pass AOI yield: Use a current, same-scope value for first-pass aoi yield from the traveler, MES, ERP, test log, quote, or validated engineering estimate.
How to use the result
- Use it when production, quality, test, procurement, or estimating teams need a defensible number before schedule or quote decisions.
- It is an estimate and does not replace detailed routing, validated test programs, supplier DFM feedback, thermal profiling, capability studies, or yield-analysis models.
Common questions
- What does the aoi inspection capacity calculator tell me? It gives a aoi inspection capacity result using electronics, PCB, or semiconductor production inputs that match the same lot, board family, wafer lot, or shift.
- Which numbers should I enter? Use current values from CAD/CAM, BOM, MES, test logs, supplier quotes, or process records; keep the count, time, yield, and cost basis consistent.
- How should I use the result? Use the result to support capacity checks, quote rollups, yield reviews, staffing decisions, material planning, or process-improvement priorities.
- When is this only an estimate? Treat it as a planning estimate when product mix, setup time, operator assist time, feeder readiness, inspection disposition, test escapes, scrap, or supplier yield differs from the data used for the inputs.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.