Research Article
Additive Manufacturing Technologies: An Overview about 3D Printing Methods and Future Prospects
Table 13
Calculation of the prototyping cost using material deposition (MD) technique.
| | COSTS ANALYSIS FOR THE PROTOTYPING OF ITEMS IN A 3D PRINTER |
| | MACHINE DEPRECIATION DATA Ce |
| | Price of Machine (€) | 25,000 |
| | Yearly maintenance cost (€) | 2,900 |
| | Years of depreciation | 4 |
| | Depreciation (h/year) - 223 days-year / 8 hours-day | 1,784 |
| | Machine-depreciation price per hour (€/h) | 4.72 |
| | Retail sale price per hour (€/h) | 4.72 |
| | COST OF MATERIAL DATA Cm |
| | Cost of model material: ABS filament (€/cc) (€271-950 cc) | 0.23 |
| | Cost of support material: acrylic filament (€/cc) (€271-950 cc) | 0.23 |
| | Cost of tray material (€/unit): (€100-24 units.) | 4.17 |
| | COST OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS DATA Ct |
| | Cost of technical model analysis – including release from mould (€/h) | 20 |
| | TECHNICAL DEPOSITION DATA |
| | Model type | Mesh | Solid |
| | Deposition rate (cc/h) | 11 | 16 |
| | Machine-deposition price per hour (€/h) | | |
| | ITEM TEST Model - Positioning: HORIZONTAL |
| | CONCEPTS BUDGETED | Solid Interior | Partial costs |
| | Model material (cc) | 17.32 | €3.98 /unit |
| | Model support (cc) | 2.44 | €0.56 /unit |
| | Model time (h) | 1.30 | €6.14 /unit |
| | Items per tray (unit) | 1.00 | €4.17/unit |
| | Technical-analysis time (h) | 0,30 | €6.00 |
| | Number of items | 1.00 | |
| | Unitary cost (€) + VAT | €20.85 /unit |
| | Total cost (€) + VAT | € |
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