Fixture, Gauge & Workholding Management worked example

Gauge Build Cost at 110% quoted gauge scope included: a worked example

What does the result look like when quoted gauge scope included reaches 110%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when estimating a gauge package for launch, PPAP, dimensional inspection, incoming quality, or supplier quoting.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Gauges or checking fixtures to build: 12 gauges (unchanged)
  • Build cost per gauge: 1,850 $ / gauge (unchanged)
  • Quoted gauge scope included: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed design, calibration, or tryout cost: 2,200 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable gauge build cost = gauges or checking fixtures to build × build cost per gauge × quoted gauge scope included) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 26,620 $ for total gauge build cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,218 $ / piece for average gauge build cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 24,420 $ for variable gauge build cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,200 $ for fixed design, calibration, or tryout cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where quoted gauge scope included sits at 100% and the headline result is 24,400 $, this scenario comes in 9.1% above the baseline at 26,620 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when quoted gauge scope included is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It treats every gauge as the same per-unit cost, so a mix of simple attribute gauges and complex multi-feature check fixtures needs to be split into separate runs or a blended rate.

Results at a glance

  • Total gauge build cost: 26,620 $ (headline result)
  • Average gauge build cost: 2,218 $ / piece
  • Variable gauge build cost: 24,420 $
  • Fixed design, calibration, or tryout cost: 2,200 $

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.