Tooling, Fixtures, Dies & Mold Economics worked example

Tooling Capacity at 99% tooling availability: a worked example

This scenario runs the tooling capacity calculation on the strong side: 99% tooling availability, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when tooling capacity in tooling, fixtures, dies and mold economics is being asked to take on more work and you need to know if there is room.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Parts per tooling cycle: 4 units / cycle (unchanged)
  • Available tooling cycles in period: 480 cycles (unchanged)
  • Tooling availability (uptime): 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • Tooling first-pass yield: 97 % (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where tooling availability 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 during capacity planning, order acceptance, or when deciding whether existing tooling can cover forecast demand or a second tool is required. 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 tooling capacity: 1,844 units (headline result)
  • Gross tooling capacity: 1,920 units
  • Tooling capacity downtime loss: 19.2 units
  • Tooling capacity yield loss: 57.02 units

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.