Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting worked example

AM Order Profitability at 110% margin capture rate after discounts: a worked example

Push margin capture rate after discounts up to 110% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. a service bureau owner or quoting manager needs to judge whether an order is worth accepting

The inputs for this scenario

  • Sellable parts or billable print hours: 65 parts or hr (unchanged)
  • Contribution margin per part or print hour: 22 $ / part or $ / hr (unchanged)
  • Margin capture rate after discounts: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed setup and post-processing profit add: 380 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Captured contribution = sellable units × contribution per unit × profitability capture) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,953 $ for order profitability basis, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 30.05 $ / part or $ / hr for contribution per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,573 $ for captured contribution.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 380 $ for fixed profit adjustment.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where margin capture rate after discounts sits at 100% and the headline result is 1,810 $, this scenario comes in 7.9% above the baseline at 1,953 $.
  • It computes the total dollar contribution an additive order generates from its sellable units, per-unit margin, the share of that margin you actually capture after concessions, plus any fixed profit add. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Order profitability basis: 1,953 $ (headline result)
  • Contribution per unit: 30.05 $ / part or $ / hr
  • Captured contribution: 1,573 $
  • Fixed profit adjustment: 380 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live AM Order Profitability calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.