Tooling, Fixtures, Dies & Mold Economics worked example

Toolroom Labor Load at 9.2% toolroom hours available per shift: a worked example

Push toolroom hours available per shift up to 9.2% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when toolroom labor load in tooling, fixtures, dies and mold economics is being sized against an asset rating.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Toolroom job hours demanded: 100 units (unchanged)
  • Toolroom load factor for rework and expedite: 1.2 units (unchanged)
  • Toolroom hours available per shift: 9.2 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 8)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Required toolroom labor load = toolroom labor load demand รท toolroom labor load utilization target) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 120 hr for total load, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 13.04 hr / hr for hourly equivalent.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 hr for input load.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1.2 x for load factor.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where toolroom hours available per shift sits at 8% and the headline result is 120 hr, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 120 hr.
  • It multiplies demanded toolroom hours by a load factor to get total required load, then divides by the shift length to give an hourly-equivalent staffing figure. 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

  • Total load: 120 hr (headline result)
  • Hourly equivalent: 13.04 hr / hr
  • Input load: 100 hr
  • Load factor: 1.2 x

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.