Water, Wastewater & Pump Systems Manufacturing worked example

Motor-Pump Alignment Time at 12% dial-indicator setup and shimming allowance: a worked example

This scenario runs the motor-pump alignment time calculation on the strong side: 12% dial-indicator setup and shimming allowance, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when motor-pump alignment time in water, wastewater and pump systems manufacturing is being added to next week's schedule and you need an honest hours estimate.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Pump-motor sets to align: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Alignment sets completed per minute: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Dial-indicator setup and shimming allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base motor-pump alignment time = motor-pump alignment time workload รท motor-pump alignment time completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required motor-pump alignment time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base motor-pump alignment time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for motor-pump alignment time allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for motor-pump alignment time completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where dial-indicator setup and shimming allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • Use it when scheduling the alignment station, quoting coupling alignment on a field service ticket, or sizing crew for a multi-skid municipal order. 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

  • Required motor-pump alignment time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base motor-pump alignment time: 10 hr
  • Motor-pump alignment time allowance applied: 12 %
  • Motor-pump alignment time completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Motor-Pump Alignment Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.