Machine Size: Projected Area, Clamp Force and the Machine Class
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You add up the projected area of six tools, turn it into the clamp force with a fictional pressure factor per resin plus a margin, pick the smallest machine class that covers it with XLOOKUP's next-larger match and fetch that machine's hourly rate.
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Lessons in this course
- Part & Shot Weight: Volume, Density, Cavities and the Runner Locked
- Material Cost per Good Part: Resin Price, Masterbatch, Regrind and Scrap Locked
- Cavities & Output: Parts per Hour, per Shift and Days to Fill an Order Locked
- Cycle Time Build-Up: Injection, Holding, Cooling and Mould Moves Locked
- Machine Size: Projected Area, Clamp Force and the Machine Class Locked
- Machine Hour Rate: Depreciation, Energy, Labour and Overhead → Conversion Cost Locked
- Tooling: Tool Price by Cavities, Amortisation and the Break-Even Volume Locked
- The Quote: Part Price at 5k, 50k and 500k Pieces, Margin and a Chart Locked