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 depreciation4

Depreciation (h/year) - 223 days-year / 8 hours-day1,784

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 typeMeshSolid

Deposition rate (cc/h)1116

Machine-deposition price per hour (€/h)

ITEM TEST Model - Positioning: HORIZONTAL

CONCEPTS BUDGETEDSolid InteriorPartial 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 items1.00

Unitary cost (€) + VAT€20.85 /unit

Total cost (€) + VAT