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Order of Magnitude for Operational Cost of Robotic Weld Cell

  • StoopidEngineer
  • September 27, 2018 at 4:41 PM
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    • September 27, 2018 at 4:41 PM
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    Hey gang, trying to wrap my head around total cost of ownership for a robotic weld cell, and I need some help.

    For those of you who have experience with them, what's the actual cost per 8 hours for a typical robotic MIG weld cell, including consumables (wire and gas) with a welder running ~65% of the time? I'm not trying to get to the penny (although I am being specific on purpose) but would like to get a decent idea if possible. Order of magnitude (are we talking $500 per 8 hours, or $2,500 per 8 hours?)

    Thanks All!

    -Jason

    For the curious: I'm an Automation Engineer looking at ROI on a weld cell for a customer who's a friend, but have't ever run a weld cell in production.

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    • November 15, 2018 at 11:43 PM
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    You should start with offline simulations focus on cycle times robot vs. human then you can do the math to figure ROI, hourly rate etc....
    Your integrator will help with this.

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    • February 15, 2019 at 12:37 AM
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    Check this out to see it it helps find what you're looking for:
    http://prirobotics.com/cost-calculators/

    Depending on where you are electricity costs can vary greatly as well, but if you're looking at automating you probably already have a manual process proven out.

    tyler
    http://www.acieta.com

    Tyler<br />http://www.acieta.com

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