Washout Comparison
| Smart Mandrel | | Washout Mandrel |
|---|
| Task | Labor | Equipment | | Task | Labor | Equipment |
|---|
| Prep |
10 min |
|
|
Prep |
10 min |
|
|---|
| Heat Mandrel |
|
15 min |
|
Mix |
30 min |
|
|---|
| Form Mandrel |
10 min |
|
|
Cast Mandrel |
10 min |
|
|---|
| Demold Mandrel |
10 min |
|
|
Cure Mandrel |
|
480 min |
|---|
|
|
|
|
Demold |
10 min |
|
|---|
|
|
|
|
Surface Prep |
60 min |
|
|---|
|
|
|
|
Seal |
120 min |
|
|---|
| Demold Composite |
15 min |
|
|
Washout |
120 min |
|
|---|
| Total: |
45 min |
15 min |
|
Total: |
360 min |
480 min |
|---|
| Labor(hrs) |
.75 |
|
Labor(hrs) |
6 |
|---|
| Cycle Time (hrs) |
1 |
|
Cycle Time (hrs) |
14 |
|---|
| Yield |
100% |
|
Yield |
75% |
|---|
| Form/Cure Tool |
$12,500 |
|
Ceramic Cure Tool |
$5,000 |
|---|
| Form/Cure Tool/Part |
$12.50 |
|
Ceramic Cure Tool/Part |
$5 |
|---|
| Tool Uses |
12 |
|
Tool Uses |
1 |
|---|
| Tooling Cost |
$400 Sqft |
|
Tooling Cost |
$1,138 (55 gal) |
|---|
| Tooling Cost/Part |
$91.50 |
|
Tooling Cost/Part |
$76 |
|---|
| Labor Cost ($75/hr) |
$56 |
|
Labor Cost ($75/hr) |
$600 |
|---|
| Total Cost per Part |
$152.50 |
|
Total Cost per Part |
$676 |
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