Metal Comparison
| Smart Mandrel | | Metal (Multi-Piece Mandrel) |
| Task | Labor | Equipment | | Task | Labor | Equipment |
| Prep |
10 min |
|
|
Prep |
45 min |
|
| Heat Mandrel |
|
15 min |
|
Assembly |
120 min |
|
| Form Mandrel |
10 min |
|
|
Leak Check |
45 min |
|
| Demold Mandrel |
10 min |
|
|
Demold |
120 min |
|
| Demold Composite |
15 min |
|
|
|
|
|
| Total: |
45 min |
15 min |
|
Total: |
330 min |
N/A |
| Labor(hrs) |
.75 |
|
Labor(hrs) |
5.5 |
| Cycle Time (hrs) |
1 |
|
Cycle Time (hrs) |
5.5 |
| Yield |
100% |
|
Yield |
100% |
| Form/Cure Tool |
$12,500 |
|
Ancillary Tooling Cost |
N/A |
| Form/Cure Tool/Part |
$12.50 |
|
Ancillary Tooling Cost/Part |
N/A |
| Tool Uses |
12 |
|
Tool Uses |
500 |
| Tooling Cost |
$400 Sqft |
|
Tooling Cost |
$27,500 |
| Tooling Cost/Part |
$91.50 |
|
Tooling Cost/Part |
$55 |
| Labor Cost ($75/hr) |
$56 |
|
Labor Cost ($75/hr) |
$413 |
| Total Cost per Part |
$152.50 |
|
Total Cost per Part |
$468 |