Fixture, Gauge & Workholding Management worked example

Workholding Payback with workholding system investment of 24,000 $: a worked example

This worked example runs the workholding payback numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: workholding system investment of 24,000 $ instead of the typical 48,000 $. Estimate payback for new workholding using investment, annual production savings, and ongoing support cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Workholding system investment: 24,000 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 48,000)
  • Annual savings from new workholding: 26,500 $ / yr (held at the documented default)
  • Annual workholding support cost: 5,200 $ / yr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Net annual workholding payback savings = annual workholding savings - annual workholding support cost.
  • Workholding Payback payback period works out to 1.13 yr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net annual workholding payback savings works out to 21,300 $ / yr at these inputs.
  • Workholding system investment works out to 24,000 $ at these inputs.
  • Five-year net workholding payback value works out to 82,500 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where workholding system investment sits at 48,000 $ and the headline result is 2.25 yr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 1.13 yr.
  • Use it when justifying a workholding capital purchase, comparing competing fixturing options, or screening projects against a payback hurdle. 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

  • Workholding Payback payback period: 1.13 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual workholding payback savings: 21,300 $ / yr
  • Workholding system investment: 24,000 $
  • Five-year net workholding payback value: 82,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Workholding Payback calculator, set workholding system investment to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.