A machined part is quoted bottom-up: what the material costs, how long the machine takes and what is done once per batch.
The components of the price
- Stock material: we buy the next commercial bar or plate size above your part, plus allowance for cutting and facing. A 3.76 × 1.25 in part comes out of 4 × 2 in bar.
- Machine time: every operation, tool change and each time the part has to be flipped (one more setup) adds minutes.
- Programming and setup: programming the machine and fixturing the part happen once per batch, whether 1 or 100 parts.
- Tolerances: holding a tight dimension requires finishing passes and inspection; tightening all of them multiplies cost without adding function.
- Finishes: anodizing, painting or heat treatment are charged by process.
- Threads, inserts and marking: extra operations with their own time.
- Quantity: setup is spread out and margin drops with volume.
Priced examples
In CNC part examples with real pricing we compare real parts at 1, 25 and 100 units, and what affects the cost of a machined part explains each factor in detail.
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