Machine Vision & Industrial Inspection AI worked example

Automated Inspection Capacity at 68% automated system uptime: a worked example

This worked example runs the automated inspection capacity numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 68% automated system uptime instead of the typical 95%. Calculate the total number of parts an automated vision inspection system can inspect in a shift, based on parts per machine cycle, available shift cycles, system uptime, and inspection pass rate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parts inspected per machine cycle: 1 parts / cycle (held at the documented default)
  • Available inspection cycles per shift: 2,400 cycles / shift (held at the documented default)
  • Automated system uptime: 68 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 95)
  • Inspection pass rate: 97.5 % (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Gross inspection capacity = parts per cycle x available cycles per shift.
  • Good parts inspected per shift works out to 1,591 parts at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gross inspection capacity per shift works out to 2,400 parts at these inputs.
  • Parts lost to system downtime works out to 768 parts at these inputs.
  • Parts removed by inspection rejection works out to 40.8 parts at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where automated system uptime sits at 95% and the headline result is 2,223 parts, this scenario comes in 28.42% below the baseline at 1,591 parts.
  • Use it when sizing an automated inspection cell or checking whether its throughput matches upstream production rate. 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

  • Good parts inspected per shift: 1,591 parts (headline result)
  • Gross inspection capacity per shift: 2,400 parts
  • Parts lost to system downtime: 768 parts
  • Parts removed by inspection rejection: 40.8 parts

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Automated Inspection Capacity calculator, set automated system uptime to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.