Tooling, Fixtures, Dies & Mold Economics worked example

Fixture ROI with fixture design and build cost of 12,500 $: a worked example in tooling, fixtures, dies & mold economics

Suppose fixture design and build cost falls to 12,500 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate fixture roi for tooling, fixtures, dies and mold economics using production-ready inputs so teams can screen a capital project before a detailed business case.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Fixture design and build cost: 12,500 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 25,000)
  • Annual labor and scrap savings from the fixture: 18,000 $ / yr (held at the documented default)
  • Annual fixture upkeep cost: 2,500 $ / yr (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Net annual fixture roi savings = annual fixture roi savings - annual fixture roi support cost.
  • Fixture roi payback period works out to 0.81 yr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net annual fixture roi savings works out to 15,500 $ / yr at these inputs.
  • Fixture roi investment works out to 12,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Five-year net fixture roi value works out to 65,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where fixture design and build cost sits at 25,000 $ and the headline result is 1.61 yr, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 0.81 yr.
  • It computes the payback period and five-year net value of a fixture from its build cost, gross annual savings, and annual support cost. 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

  • Fixture roi payback period: 0.81 yr (headline result)
  • Net annual fixture roi savings: 15,500 $ / yr
  • Fixture roi investment: 12,500 $
  • Five-year net fixture roi value: 65,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Fixture ROI calculator, set fixture design and build cost to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.