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When approaching evaluation of cost efficiency for air plasma cutting machines we have to understand that it is impossible to assess the costs exactly.
Therefore, this section of our website is designed to help the consumer with assessing the efficiency of our equipment in regard to your business and working conditions. Let's make it clear that all the calculations should be applied to 1 meter of handled metal.
For detailed analysis we should have the following information:
1) equipment:
a) cost
b) amortization costs
c) functioning capacity
d) operating costs
2) other:
a) salary to workers
b) renting costs
c) basic gages of handled metal etc.
Paragraphs 1-a), b), c) and 2 are usually known to the consumer, whereas paragraph 1-d) need furhter explanation.
Operating costs include:
- energy consumed by the equipment (based on technical features of the equipment and costs of industrial energy in the area)
- consumables: cathodes (electrodes) and nozzles (based on price of consumables and on graphs);
- amortization costs for the equipment (based on the price and life time of the machines).
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