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Estimate batch and per-part laser cutting cost from the path length, effective cutting speed, pierces and material cost you supply. Setup is charged once per batch. All prices are estimates, not a shop quote; the defaults do not represent current market rates or a machine's recommended cutting settings.
Estimated laser cutting batch cost
$405.00
Cost estimate from your inputs, not a supplier quote or selling price. Taxes, shipping and profit are excluded. Dengaro is an equipment-financing broker, a brand of Funding Routes LLC, not the lender. The equipment link does not send this job cost as a loan amount. Financing is subject to provider review; approval and rates are not guaranteed.
How it works
The cut path is the sum of outer profiles and internal cutouts for one part, in millimeters. Divide the batch's total cut path by effective speed in millimeters per minute. Add piercing seconds converted to minutes and the batch setup-and-handling allowance, then convert to machine hours. Multiply by an all-in hourly rate. Material is part count times net material cost per part, increased by the waste cost allowance. Add the two costs and divide by batch quantity for an estimated unit cost. This linear model does not automatically simulate nesting, acceleration, rapid moves or rejected parts.
Formula
Machine hours = [parts × path length ÷ speed + parts × pierces × seconds per pierce ÷ 60 + setup minutes] ÷ 60. Material cost = parts × net material cost × (1 + waste allowance ÷ 100). Per-part cost = batch cost ÷ parts. Length and speed must both use millimeters.
Example
At 1,000 mm per part and 2,000 mm/min, cutting takes 50 minutes. Five two-second pierces per part add 16.67 minutes. With 20 minutes of setup and handling, machine time is 86.67 minutes, costing $130 at $90/h. Material at $2.50 per part plus a 10% cost allowance is $275. Total cost is $405, or $4.05 per part.
Tips
Thick material, tight contours and numerous holes can slow a job. Use observed or supplier-supported effective speeds for your material and thickness. Include labor, power, assist gas and routine overhead in the all-in machine rate. Add loading, unloading and rapid-travel time to the handling allowance. Use zero waste when your per-part material figure already includes nesting losses.
Equipment
The financing links are for laser cutting equipment, not sheet stock or outsourced cutting bills. Dengaro is a brand of Funding Routes LLC and an equipment-financing broker, not the lender. No batch cost is sent as a loan amount, and this estimate is not an approval or rate offer.
Important questions
No. Enter an effective speed from your process data or equipment supplier. Material, thickness, gas, laser power and geometry matter; the default speed is an arithmetic example, not a process recommendation.
Enter cut path per part. The calculator multiplies it by the part count. Include internal holes and slots as well as the outside contour, but do not multiply by batch quantity yourself.
No. This input is an added material-cost percentage. At 80% nesting utilization, the equivalent cost allowance is 25%, because 1 ÷ 0.8 − 1 = 0.25. It does not add machine time or replacement parts for rejects.
No. It estimates the machine and material costs entered, excluding profit, tax, shipping and unentered finishing work. Your all-in hourly rate should cover labor, energy, assist gas and the shop overhead you want included. Request a supplier quote for a purchase or outsourced job.
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