Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example

Leak Test Throughput at 61% leak-test station efficiency: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop leak-test station efficiency to 61%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate leak test throughput for hose or tubing assemblies from test output, runtime, and test station efficiency.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Assemblies leak-tested and released: 480 assemblies (held at the documented default)
  • Leak-test station runtime: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Leak-test station efficiency: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw leak test throughput = assemblies tested / test station runtime.
  • Effective leak test throughput works out to 36.6 assemblies / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw leak test throughput works out to 60 assemblies / hr at these inputs.
  • Test station efficiency works out to 61 % at these inputs.
  • Test station runtime works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where leak-test station efficiency sits at 85% and the headline result is 51 assemblies / hr, this scenario comes in 28.24% below the baseline at 36.6 assemblies / hr.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to leak-test station efficiency, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It uses one blended efficiency; a mix of short low-pressure tests and long high-pressure proof cycles on the same station will average out and hide the slow product family.

Results at a glance

  • Effective leak test throughput: 36.6 assemblies / hr (headline result)
  • Raw leak test throughput: 60 assemblies / hr
  • Test station efficiency: 61 %
  • Test station runtime: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Leak Test Throughput calculator, set leak-test station efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.