Carbon Capture & CO₂ Compression Equipment worked example

Module Assembly Labor at 12% fit-up and inspection allowance: a worked example

What does the result look like when fit-up and inspection allowance reaches 12%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when module assembly labor in carbon capture and co₂ compression equipment is changing rate or allowance and you want to see the impact.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Modules or skids to assemble: 120 modules (unchanged)
  • Assembly completion rate: 12 modules / min (unchanged)
  • Fit-up and inspection allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base assembly labor time = modules or skids to assemble ÷ assembly completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 min for total module assembly labor time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 min for base assembly labor time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for fit-up and inspection allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for assembly completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where fit-up and inspection allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 min, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 min.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when fit-up and inspection allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. A single completion rate assumes every module is comparable; a one-off compression train and a repeat absorber skid have very different per-unit times, so split mixed batches.

Results at a glance

  • Total module assembly labor time: 11.2 min (headline result)
  • Base assembly labor time: 10 min
  • Fit-up and inspection allowance: 12 %
  • Assembly completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Module Assembly Labor calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.