Composites, Fiberglass & Advanced Materials worked example

Composite Inspection Workload at 25% setup, documentation and review allowance: a worked example

Push setup, documentation and review allowance up to 25% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. planning composite quality inspection staffing

The inputs for this scenario

  • Inspection checks required for the lot: 150 checks (unchanged)
  • Inspector check completion rate: 18 checks / hr (unchanged)
  • Setup, documentation and review allowance: 25 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 22)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base composite inspection workload = inspection points or parts required รท inspection completion pace) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10.42 hr for estimated composite inspection workload, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8.33 hr for base composite inspection workload.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 25 % for inspection setup and review allowance.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 18 checks / hr for inspection completion pace.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, documentation and review allowance sits at 22% and the headline result is 10.17 hr, this scenario comes in 2.46% above the baseline at 10.42 hr.
  • It divides required checks by the inspection completion pace to get base hours, then adds a setup-and-review allowance to give estimated total inspection hours. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • estimated composite inspection workload: 10.42 hr (headline result)
  • base composite inspection workload: 8.33 hr
  • inspection setup and review allowance: 25 %
  • inspection completion pace: 18 checks / hr

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.