Welding & Fabrication worked example

Weld Inspection Cost with weldments inspected of 50 parts: a worked example

Suppose weldments inspected falls to 50 parts. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate weld inspection cost from inspected quantity, per-part inspection cost, NDT or CWI setup, and reporting burden.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Weldments inspected: 50 parts (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Per-part inspection cost: 15 $ / part (held at the documented default)
  • NDT or CWI setup cost: 275 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Inspection reporting and burden: 180 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Total weld inspection cost = weldments inspected × per-part inspection cost + NDT or CWI setup cost + inspection reporting and burden.
  • Total weld inspection cost works out to 1,205 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Weld inspection cost per part works out to 24.1 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Per-part inspection cost works out to 750 $ at these inputs.
  • NDT setup and reporting works out to 455 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where weldments inspected sits at 100 parts and the headline result is 1,955 $, this scenario comes in 38.36% below the baseline at 1,205 $.
  • It sums per-part inspection cost, NDT or CWI setup, and reporting/burden into a total, then divides by weldments inspected for a per-part 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

  • Total weld inspection cost: 1,205 $ (headline result)
  • Weld inspection cost per part: 24.1 $ / piece
  • Per-part inspection cost: 750 $
  • NDT setup and reporting: 455 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Weld Inspection Cost calculator, set weldments inspected to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.