Signage, Displays & Architectural Graphics worked example
Mounting Hole Time at 12% setup and reposition allowance: a worked example
What does the result look like when setup and reposition allowance reaches 12%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when mounting hole time in signage, displays and architectural graphics is being added to next week's schedule and you need an honest hours estimate.
The inputs for this scenario
- Mounting holes to drill: 120 units (unchanged)
- Drilling rate per hour: 12 units / hr (unchanged)
- Setup and reposition allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)
Working through the calculation
- Applying the documented formula (Base mounting hole time time = required work รท processing rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
- At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for adjusted run time, the number this scenario is built around.
- At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base run time.
- At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for allowance applied.
- At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for process rate.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where setup and reposition allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
- A figure at this level is achievable when setup and reposition allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a steady per-hole rate; mixed hole diameters, thick aluminum extrusions or dull bits can push actual time well past the estimate.
Results at a glance
- Adjusted run time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
- Base run time: 10 hr
- Allowance applied: 12 %
- Process rate: 12 pieces / min
Run it with your numbers
- Every input above is editable in the live Mounting Hole Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.