This interactive calculator shows the true cost of tooling. Slide the Tool Costs bar all the way to the left as if you were getting the tools for free. Note the small impact on your part cost as indicated by the green slice. Click RESET and now slide the right bar showing productivity increase, namely metal removal rates. BlueSwarf averages 30%. The impact on your part costs, and your profitbability, is enormous. Slide the Tooling Costs bar and you can see that if you paid double for your tooling to get those productivity gains, you are still coming out way ahead.
To view a video demonstration of this chart, CLICK HERE.
To view a video demonstration of this chart, CLICK HERE.