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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