How to calculate the price of iron castings:
1.Confirm whether we can produce the casting.
We need to check whether we can use sand casting process to produce rough castings. Some may use wet sand, some may use resin sand, or shell casting, or automatic molding process. Wet sand is cheaper and shell casting is the most expensive. Relevant factors include dimensional tolerance, surface quality, structural complexity, annual demand, weight and size, etc. These factors will affect the cost of blank castings. Of course, if these processes can not meet the requirements, we will not be able to produce.
2.Confirm whether we can meet the processing requirements.
For normally processed works, most iron casting plants with processing capacity will be able to process in-house. Otherwise, they will have to entrust other professional processing workshops for processing. Because the cooperation between foundry and processing workshop may cause more difficulties and delay delivery, this is not a good choice.
Since the quotation needs to take into account the relevant processing equipment, working time and price, it is difficult to calculate the processing cost. In addition, the annual demand is also an important factor affecting the processing cost.
3.Consider other costs.
Other costs include packaging, surface treatment, painting, inland and sea freight, and, of course, exchange rates. These costs will be related to the specific needs of the customer.
Having said so much, you may not know how to calculate the casting cost. In fact, it is not simply to make an accurate quotation or price evaluation. There are many factors that affect the price.
However, we can still provide the approximate price range as a reference.
1). For rough castings without machining work.
2). For the processing cost, it is simple processing or rough processing, and the price range is 1 yuan / kg to 5 yuan / kg. For complex or high-precision machining, the price range is 5 yuan / kg to 10 yuan / kg.