Measurement, Test & Control Equipment worked example

Test Station Utilization at 61% target utilization rate: a worked example

This worked example runs the test station utilization numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 61% target utilization rate instead of the typical 85%. Calculate the percentage of available test time your station actually spends running tests, then compare against your utilization target to see if you need additional stations or schedule changes.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Active test execution hours: 156 hours (held at the documented default)
  • Total available test station hours: 200 hours (held at the documented default)
  • Target utilization rate: 61 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 85)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Test station utilization = active test hours / total available hours x 100.
  • Test station utilization works out to 78 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Gap to utilization target works out to -17 points at these inputs.
  • Active test hours works out to 156 count at these inputs.
  • Total available hours works out to 200 count at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target utilization rate sits at 85% and the headline result is 78 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 78 %.
  • Use it when sizing test capacity, building a business case for another station or shift, or diagnosing why a test cell is throughput-limited. 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

  • Test station utilization: 78 % (headline result)
  • Gap to utilization target: -17 points
  • Active test hours: 156 count
  • Total available hours: 200 count

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Test Station Utilization calculator, set target utilization rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.