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Metalworking Productivity Calculator

Looking for cost savings and productivity improvements? Our cost savings calculator is aimed at procurement professionals, plant managers, engineers and machinists. The goal: To achieve greater output and help reduce overall spending within manufacturing applications and processes.

This interactive tool helps metalworking professionals control and adjust machine variables in turning, solid milling, tapping, grinding, sawing, coolant and indexable milling and drilling.

Visitors can input current parameters and weigh them against future productivity parameters.

Boost the bottom line by improving part making. Use the calculator to help justify process improvements, such as cycle time and OEE. This calculator can also help machinists and process engineers compare the different output value of tools under evaluation—including options that may boost metal removal rates, reduce setup times, extend tool life or mill difficult materials such as titanium or composites.

Solid Milling Calculator

Enter your machine/application inputs below to see where potential cost savings and/or productivity can be achieved.

Measurement Current Potential
Number Of Flutes?

Number Of Flutes

How many teeth does the cutter have

 ea ea
Mill Diameter?

Mill Diameter

Cutter diameter in inches

 in in
Surface Feet Per Minute?

Surface Feet Per Minute

How fast the cutter moves across the part or vice versa. (Speed)

 ft ft
Inches Per Tooth?

Inches Per Tooth

How much material is removed by one tooth(or flute) of the cutter in each revolution

 in in
Length Of Cut?

Length Of Cut

How far the cutter travels in one pass

 in in
Depth Of Cut?

Depth Of Cut

The amount of material being removed

 in in
Width Of Cut?

Width Of Cut

The width of cut made in one pass

 in in
Number Of Passes Per Part?

Number Of Passes Per Part

Number of times the cutter makes a cut to reach desired depth

 ea ea
Number Of Parts Per Mill?

Number Of Parts Per Mill

How many parts are produced before the end mill needs to be replaced or sharpened

 ea ea
Tool Change Time?

Tool Change Time

Amount of time it takes to replace the tool

 sec sec
Annual Part Production?

Annual Part Production

How many parts are produced in one year

 ea ea
Cost Per Mill?

Cost Per Mill

The cost paid for each tool

 $US $US
Burden Rate Per Hour?

Burden Rate Per Hour

Hourly cost of running a machine. If unknown, use baseline of $65.00

 $US $US
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Potential Outcomes

Based on the information above, this is a projection of the changes you can expect in both production and cost.

Machining Outputs Current Potential
Revolutions Per Minute ea ea
Inches Per Minute in in
Cycle Time Per Part sec sec
Annual Mill Usage ea ea
Material Removal Rate in in
Percentage Productivity Increase — %
Annual Cycle Time Savings — hr
Total Annual Part Production — ea
Machining Cost Current Potential
Tool Change Cost $US $US
Annual Mill Cost $US $US
Annual Tool Change Cost $US $US
Annual Cycle Time Cost $US $US
Annual Mill Cost Savings — $US
Annual Tool Change Cost Savings — $US
Annual Cycle Time Cost Savings — $US
Total Annual Cost Savings — $US

Note: Negative (-) cost savings output means the new process is MORE expensive than the current, delivering no cost savings. Positive (+) cost savings output means the new process provides a cost savings versus the current process.

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Disclaimer: MSC provides these calculators for informational and planning purposes only. Actual results may vary.

YOUR USE OF THESE CALCULATORS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CALCULATORS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” MSC AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER MSC NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH MSC MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THESE CALCULATORS, OR THAT THE CALCULATORS WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.

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