Surgical Robotics Manufacturing worked example

End Effector Test Capacity at 99% test cell uptime: a worked example

This scenario runs the end effector test capacity calculation on the strong side: 99% test cell uptime, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when end effector test capacity in surgical robotics manufacturing is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • End effectors tested per cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available test cycles in the window: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Test cell uptime: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • End effector first-pass yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Gross end effector test capacity = end effector test capacity output per cycle × available end effector test capacity cycles) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,844 units for good end effector test capacity, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,920 units for gross end effector test capacity.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 19.2 units for end effector test capacity downtime loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 57.02 units for end effector test capacity yield loss.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where test cell uptime sits at 90% and the headline result is 1,676 units, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 1,844 units.
  • Use it for capacity planning, committing test throughput to a production schedule, or targeting the biggest loss between uptime and yield. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Good end effector test capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross end effector test capacity: 1,920 units
  • End effector test capacity downtime loss: 19.2 units
  • End effector test capacity yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live End Effector Test Capacity calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.