Hose, Tubing & Fluid Conveyance Products worked example

Swage Cycle Time at 11% setup and die change allowance: a worked example

Suppose setup and die change allowance falls to 11%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate total swage cycle time for a hose or tubing assembly batch from swage end count, swage machine rate, and allowance for setup, die change, and inspection.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Swage ends in this batch: 480 swage ends (held at the documented default)
  • Swage machine cycle rate: 60 swage ends / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Setup and die change allowance: 11 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 15)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base swage cycle time = swage ends in batch / swage machine cycle rate.
  • Required swage cycle time (hr) works out to 8.88 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base swage cycle time (hr) works out to 8 hr at these inputs.
  • Setup and die change allowance applied works out to 11 % at these inputs.
  • Swage machine cycle rate works out to 60 swage ends / hr at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup and die change allowance sits at 15% and the headline result is 9.2 hr, this scenario comes in 3.48% below the baseline at 8.88 hr.
  • It computes required swage cycle time by dividing swage ends by the machine cycle rate, then inflating that base time by a setup and die-change allowance. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Required swage cycle time (hr): 8.88 hr (headline result)
  • Base swage cycle time (hr): 8 hr
  • Setup and die change allowance applied: 11 %
  • Swage machine cycle rate: 60 swage ends / hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Swage Cycle Time calculator, set setup and die change allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.