Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems worked example

Actuator Cycle Rate at 99% target cycle-completion rate: a worked example

Push target cycle-completion rate up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when actuator cycle rate in hydraulic, pneumatic and fluid power systems needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Cycles flagged out of tolerance: 8 units (unchanged)
  • Total actuator cycles sampled: 250 units (unchanged)
  • Target cycle-completion rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Actuator Cycle Rate rate = affected amount รท total amount) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for affected count.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total count.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target cycle-completion rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • It computes the percentage of sampled actuator cycles that fall into the flagged category and the gap in points between that rate and your target. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Affected count: 8 count
  • Total count: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Actuator Cycle Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.