Process Skids, Modular Equipment & Packaged Plants worked example

Skid Total Cost at 58% effective capture and utilization factor: a worked example

Suppose effective capture and utilization factor falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Skid Total Cost rolls up the fully loaded cost of building a process skid from a component or hour count, a blended unit rate, a capture factor that scales for waste or effective utilization, and a fixed shop cost that does not vary with volume.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Skid component or fab-hour count: 100 units (held at the documented default)
  • Blended cost per component or hour: 45 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Effective capture / utilization factor: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed shop and frame cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Skid Total 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 effective capture and utilization factor sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • Computes total skid cost as count times rate times capture factor plus a fixed cost, and divides by count to give a per-unit figure. 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 Skid Total Cost calculator, set effective capture and utilization factor to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.