Powder Metallurgy & Sintered Parts worked example
Inspection Cost at 58% sampling and inspection coverage: a worked example in powder metallurgy & sintered parts
Suppose sampling and inspection coverage falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Inspection Cost captures what it costs a powder metallurgy shop to verify a lot meets dimensional, density, and hardness specs before it ships.
The inputs for this scenario
- Parts inspected per lot: 100 units (held at the documented default)
- Inspection labor & gauge cost per part: 45 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
- Sampling / inspection coverage: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
- Fixed metrology & setup cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Inspection Cost cost = quantity × rate × capture factor + fixed cost.
- Weighted cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Per piece value works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Captured value works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed adjustment works out to 250 $ at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where sampling and inspection coverage sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
- It computes total lot inspection cost from a per-part gauging cost scaled by sampling coverage, plus a fixed metrology and setup charge. 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
- Weighted cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
- Per piece value: 28.6 $ / piece
- Captured value: 2,610 $
- Fixed adjustment: 250 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Inspection Cost calculator, set sampling and inspection coverage to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.