Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems worked example

Test Bench Capacity at 65% test bench uptime: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop test bench uptime to 65%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Calculate test bench capacity for hydraulic, pneumatic & fluid power systems planning, quoting, troubleshooting, capacity review, or process improvement.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units tested per bench cycle: 4 units / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available test cycles in the period: 480 cycles (held at the documented default)
  • Test bench uptime: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)
  • First-pass test yield: 97 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross test bench capacity capacity = units per cycle × available cycles.
  • Good output capacity works out to 1,211 units at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross capacity works out to 1,920 units at these inputs.
  • Uptime loss works out to 672 units at these inputs.
  • Yield loss works out to 37.44 units at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where test bench uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 27.78% below the baseline at 1,211 units.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to test bench uptime, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes uptime and yield are independent and stable; a recurring fixture fault that ties up both at once will make real output fall below the estimate.

Results at a glance

  • Good output capacity: 1,211 units (headline result)
  • Gross capacity: 1,920 units
  • Uptime loss: 672 units
  • Yield loss: 37.44 units

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Test Bench Capacity calculator, set test bench uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.