Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling worked example

Cable Routing Labor at 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example in robotic end-of-arm tooling

Push setup, handling, and delay allowance up to 12% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when cable routing labor in robotic end-of-arm tooling needs a defensible run time before a quote goes out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Number of cable dress-out points to route: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Routing throughput per technician: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base cable routing labor time = cable routing labor workload รท cable routing labor completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required cable routing labor time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base cable routing labor time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for cable routing labor allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for cable routing labor completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • It converts a count of routing points and a per-minute routing rate into base labor hours, then inflates them by a setup and delay allowance to give required cable routing labor time. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Required cable routing labor time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base cable routing labor time: 10 hr
  • Cable routing labor allowance applied: 12 %
  • Cable routing labor completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Cable Routing Labor calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.