Fixture, Gauge & Workholding Management worked example

Fixture Repair Exposure at 72% share of repair exposure captured: a worked example

This worked example runs the fixture repair exposure numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 72% share of repair exposure captured instead of the typical 100%. Estimate cost exposure from fixture failures, damaged locators, worn bushings, broken clamps, out-of-tolerance nests, and emergency toolroom repairs.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Number of fixture repair events: 42 repairs (held at the documented default)
  • Cost per fixture repair: 390 $ / repair (held at the documented default)
  • Share of repair exposure captured: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed containment and emergency toolroom cost: 3,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable fixture repair exposure = fixture repair events × cost per fixture repair × repair exposure captured.
  • Total fixture repair exposure works out to 14,794 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Average fixture repair cost works out to 352 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Variable fixture repair exposure works out to 11,794 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed containment or emergency toolroom cost works out to 3,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of repair exposure captured sits at 100% and the headline result is 19,380 $, this scenario comes in 23.67% below the baseline at 14,794 $.
  • Use it when building a case to replace or redesign a fixture, sizing a preventive-maintenance budget, or quantifying the cost of fixture failures on a program. 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

  • Total fixture repair exposure: 14,794 $ (headline result)
  • Average fixture repair cost: 352 $ / piece
  • Variable fixture repair exposure: 11,794 $
  • Fixed containment or emergency toolroom cost: 3,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Fixture Repair Exposure calculator, set share of repair exposure captured to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.