Sales & Supply Optimisation

Usually AM is more expensive than CM. Through calculating the lifetime cost it is possible to still find items which can compete in procurement costs.
Higher value gets higher criterion rating.

Lifetime savings

Production Optimisation

Part complexity and special materials lead to expensive components when using traditional manufacturing processes, thus it is more likely that AM can become a cheaper production alternative.
The higher the total cost per volume of a part, the higher the criterion rating.

Total cost / volume

Stock keeping times increase if the minimum order quantity is a multiple in relation to the yearly demand. AM can lower minimum order quantities to up to one part.
Higher value gets higher criterion rating.

Min. order qty. / Yearly demand

Stock Optimisation

High stock levels in relation to a low yearly demand lead to lengthy stock keeping periods. AM can reduce high stock levels in an on-demand production approach.
Higher value gets higher criterion rating.

Stock / Yearly demand

Higher lead time values inhibit possibilities for AM to shorten these by a rapid on-demand AM production workflow. 
Higher lead time value, higher criterion rating.

Lead time

Parts with high yearly sales are more cost effective using traditional manufacturing methods, AM is more relevant for parts with lower yearly demand.
Lower value gets higher criterion rating.

Yearly demand

Component Manufacturability Optimisation

A high weight of a component can be problematic for AM and may result in excessive AM material costs. When the weight of a component is low,  it is more likely that this component is relevant for AM. 
The lower the weight of a component, the higher the criterion rating.

Weight

The need to keep spare parts on stock for a long time increases storage costs. AM on-demand production significantly reduces this cost factor when service lifetimes are still long.
A higher service lifetime value leads to a higher criterion rating.

Remaining service lifetime

A low number of suppliers for the same component leads to supplier dependencies and procurement risks, AM production can be an alternative.
Lower number of suppliers, higher criterion rating.

Number of suppliers

Critical suppliers should be replaced or complemented with additional part distribution channels. AM can offer such alternatives.
Higher supplier criticality index, higher criterion rating.

Supplier criticality index

Safety critical components should not be manufactured with AM technologies when quality assurance and testing mechanisms are not readily available yet due to additional cost. AM is rather relevant for non-critical parts. 
Lower safety criticality index, higher criterion rating.

Safety criticality index

Lower volume fraction values are more likely to be a business case for AM due to high AM material costs.

Volume / bounding box

Larger parts are problematic for AM machines due to their build size limitations. Lower maximum part dimension, higher criterion rating for AM.

Max. part dimension

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Estimates

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Information

Orders

Redesign potential

Scores

Estimated capital cost for this item (loan interest)

Capital cost

Lifetime quantity

Minimum order quantity

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Service lifetime left

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Remove estimates

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Estimated value of residual items at the end of their service life

Scrap cost

Stock

Estimated storage cost for this item (including service)

Storage cost

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Savings

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Current total cost (1pc)

Current total cost of acquiring/ manufacturing and disposing of this item over its entire lifecycle

Current total cost of ownership ({count, plural, =1 {1 pc} other {# pcs}})

To protect your data the current estimates aren't based on your original model file. Please use the following form to upload the original CAD model to our service partner. You'll get an exact quote for the different technologies and have the possibility to order the item. By using this feature you are agreeing to their <link>terms and conditions</link>.

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AM materials are automatically matched to the specified material information from the import file(s). Review the results and manually match the remaining materials.

Match materials

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Cost breakdown

Parameters

Post processing

Results

Model information

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The design complexity of the part. It is automatically computed when a model is loaded.

Design complexity

Downsampling

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All items

AM business cases

Technical printability

Missing data

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Data quality

Implausible data

Shorter lead times

Own machines that can produce items with estimated max. utilisation rates

Own machines potential

Redesign savings

Besides AM market prices and AM production costs also additional factors are considered when identifying the most interesting candidates for AM. These criteria are grouping occurrences of specific value ranges allowing to rank items in relation to one another. The resulting “criteria score” is particularly valuable when assessing large data amounts in a flexible manner based on available input data.