Wire Harness, Cable & Electromechanical Assembly worked example

Solder Joint Workload at 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example

Push setup, handling, and delay allowance up to 12% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it when solder joint workload in wire harness, cable and electromechanical assembly needs a defensible run time before a quote goes out.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Solder joints to complete: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Solder joints completed per minute: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • It computes the required soldering labor hours by dividing the number of solder joints by the completion rate, then applying an allowance factor for setup, handling, and delay. 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

  • Required solder joint workload time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base solder joint workload time: 10 hr
  • Solder joint workload allowance applied: 12 %
  • Solder joint workload completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.