Fixture, Gauge & Workholding Management worked example

Fixture Maintenance Cost at 110% maintenance scope captured: a worked example

This scenario runs the fixture maintenance cost calculation on the strong side: 110% maintenance scope captured, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when budgeting preventive maintenance, worn locator replacement, clamp rebuilds, bushing replacement, fixture cleaning, and dimensional recertification.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Fixture maintenance events: 95 events (unchanged)
  • Cost per maintenance event: 140 $ / event (unchanged)
  • Maintenance scope captured: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed spare parts, toolroom, or recertification cost: 1,800 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable fixture maintenance cost = fixture maintenance events × cost per maintenance event × maintenance scope captured) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 16,430 $ for total fixture maintenance cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 173 $ / piece for average maintenance cost per event.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 14,630 $ for variable fixture maintenance cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,800 $ for fixed spare parts, toolroom, or recertification cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where maintenance scope captured sits at 100% and the headline result is 15,100 $, this scenario comes in 8.81% above the baseline at 16,430 $.
  • Use it at budget time, before a refurbish-versus-replace decision, or when building a per-fixture chargeback rate for a program. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total fixture maintenance cost: 16,430 $ (headline result)
  • Average maintenance cost per event: 173 $ / piece
  • Variable fixture maintenance cost: 14,630 $
  • Fixed spare parts, toolroom, or recertification cost: 1,800 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Fixture Maintenance Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.