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GISS GDC Cost Calculator
Calculate production capacity and annual savings from casting yield improvement, cycle-time reduction, lower melting cost, mold-life extension and reject reduction.
Basic Information
Production Volume per Cell (pcs/year)172,800
Total Production Volume (pcs/year)1,036,800
Assumptions
Casting Yield Improvement
Current Riser Weight (kg/pc)0.99
Riser Size Reduction (kg/pc)0.83
Saving on Melting Energy (THB/pc)8.30
For Plant Capacity (THB/year)8,605,440
Saving on Aluminum Loss (THB/pc)4.1500
Saving on Melt Loss (THB/pc)415.00
Melt Loss Saving for Plant (THB/year)4,302,720
Saving on Melt Treatment (THB/pc)1.66
Treatment Saving for Plant (THB/year)1,721,088
Total Cost Saving (THB/pc)14.11
Casting Yield Saving (THB/year)14,629,248
Cycle Time Reduction
Current Cycle Time (sec)90
GISS Cycle Time (sec)80
Cost to Cast a Part (THB/pc)100
Current Total Casting Cost (THB/year)103,680,000
Cycle Time Saving (%)11.11
Additional Production Capacity (pcs/year)115,200
Cycle Time Cost Saving (THB/year)11,520,000
Melting Cost Reduction
Temperature Reduction (°C)100
Current Melting Cost per kg (THB)10
Current Aluminum Usage per Year (kg)1,482,624
Current Melting Cost per Year (THB)14,826,240
Annual Melting Cost Saving (THB)2,965,248
Mold Life Extension
GISS Mold Life (shots)300,000
Molds Needed for Liquid Casting7.0
Molds Needed for GISS3.5
Annual Mold Saving (THB)1,225,000
Reject Rate Reduction
Current Rejected Parts (parts/year)103,680
GISS Rejected Parts (parts/year)51,840
Reduction of Rejected Parts (parts/year)51,840
Total Saving by Reject Reduction (THB/year)5,184,000
Summary of Cost Saving by GISS Casting
Melting Cost Reduction2,965,248
Casting Yield Improvement14,629,248
Cycle Time Cost Saving11,520,000
Mold Life Saving1,225,000
Reject Rate Reduction Saving5,184,000
Total Cost Saving35,523,496 THB/year
Saving Distribution
Total Saving35,523,496THB/year
Melting Cost ReductionCasting Yield ImprovementCycle Time Cost SavingMold Life SavingReject Rate Reduction Saving