Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting worked example

Post-Processing Quote Cost at 72% billable finishing capture: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop billable finishing capture to 72%, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate quoted post-processing cost from finishing hours or parts, service rate, billable capture, and setup charge.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Finishing parts or hours: 28 parts or hr (held at the documented default)
  • Finishing service rate: 16 $ / part or $ / hr (held at the documented default)
  • Billable finishing capture: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Finishing setup charge: 90 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Captured finishing value = finishing parts or hours × finishing service rate × billable capture.
  • Post-processing quote cost works out to 413 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Finishing service rate works out to 14.73 $ / part or $ / hr at these inputs.
  • Captured finishing value works out to 323 $ at these inputs.
  • Finishing setup charge works out to 90 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where billable finishing capture sits at 100% and the headline result is 538 $, this scenario comes in 23.32% below the baseline at 413 $.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to billable finishing capture, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. It assumes one blended rate; if a job mixes dyeing, machining, and inspection at very different rates, run them separately and sum the results.

Results at a glance

  • Post-processing quote cost: 413 $ (headline result)
  • Finishing service rate: 14.73 $ / part or $ / hr
  • Captured finishing value: 323 $
  • Finishing setup charge: 90 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Post-Processing Quote Cost calculator, set billable finishing capture to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.