Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting calculator
Machine Hour Rate Recovery Calculator
Service bureaus often quote machine time from a shop rate, but that rate must recover depreciation, service, software, facility cost, and normal utilization losses. This calculator compares the quoted hourly rate with the required fully burdened rate and shows the recovery percentage.
What this calculator does
- Check whether the quoted AM machine hourly rate recovers the fully burdened printer hourly cost.
- an owner or estimator needs to verify that a printer's quoted hourly rate covers its cost basis
- Returns the percentage of required machine hourly cost recovered by the quoted rate.
Formula used
- Rate recovery = quoted machine hourly rate รท fully burdened hourly cost
- Gap to target = target rate recovery - actual rate recovery
Inputs explained
- Quoted machine hourly rate: undefined
- Fully burdened hourly cost: undefined
- Target rate recovery: undefined
How to use the result
- Use it when setting shop rates for FDM, SLA, SLS, MJF, DMLS, or resin printer families.
- It compares rates; it does not build the burdened hourly cost from depreciation, maintenance, rent, labor, or utilization assumptions.
Common questions
- Why is the result a percentage? The calculation checks whether the quoted hourly rate recovers the cost rate; values above 100 percent recover more than cost.
- What belongs in fully burdened hourly cost? Include equipment cost, maintenance, service contracts, software, facility burden, utilities, and expected utilization.
- What does a negative gap mean? The quoted rate is above the target recovery percentage by that many points.
- How do I use this in quotes? Raise, discount, or justify machine-hour pricing based on whether the rate recovers the required cost.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.