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Annual volume
pcs
Injection-molded part price
$
OPEX part price
$
Tooling cost
$
Revisions per year
Projection horizon
years
3-yr savings
$78,400
Break-even
7,200 pcs
Injection molding
$106,000
OPEX total
$27,600
Savings
74%
Saved / part
$33
Parts made
2.4K
Payback timeline> 3 yrs
NowYear 3
Cumulative cost over time
Break-even at 7,200 pcs · dashed lines mark each year
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Annual cost composition
Injection molding
$54,000Tooling
Revisions
Tooling · $28,000Revisions · $22,400Parts · $3,600
OPEX
$9,200Parts
Parts · $9,200
Save 83%vs injection molding · year 1
−$44,800