Electronics Manufacturing worked example

Feeder Setup Time at 14% kitting and verification allowance: a worked example

This worked example runs the feeder setup time numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 14% kitting and verification allowance instead of the typical 20%. Estimate SMT feeder setup minutes from feeder count, verified setup pace, and changeover allowance.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Feeders to load or verify: 96 feeders (held at the documented default)
  • Verified feeder setup pace: 6 feeders / min (held at the documented default)
  • Kitting and verification allowance: 14 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 20)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base feeder loading time = feeders to load or verify รท verified feeder setup pace.
  • Estimated feeder setup time works out to 18.24 min at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base feeder loading time works out to 16 min at these inputs.
  • Kitting and verification allowance works out to 14 % at these inputs.
  • Verified feeder setup pace works out to 6 feeders / min at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where kitting and verification allowance sits at 20% and the headline result is 19.2 min, this scenario comes in 5% below the baseline at 18.24 min.
  • Use it when scheduling changeovers, building a SMED improvement case, or deciding whether offline feeder-cart setup is worth the investment. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Estimated feeder setup time: 18.24 min (headline result)
  • Base feeder loading time: 16 min
  • Kitting and verification allowance: 14 %
  • Verified feeder setup pace: 6 feeders / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Feeder Setup Time calculator, set kitting and verification allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.