Aluminum Extrusion & Profile Manufacturing worked example

Extrusion Die Cost Amortization Calculator at 110% die cost recovery share: a worked example

What does the result look like when die cost recovery share reaches 110%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. an estimator needs to decide how much die cost to include in a profile quote

The inputs for this scenario

  • Quoted profile quantity: 25,000 units (unchanged)
  • Die amortization rate per piece: 0.08 $ / unit (unchanged)
  • Die cost recovery share: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed die charge or engineering fee: 3,500 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Amortized die cost recovered = quoted profile quantity or weight × die amortization rate × die cost recovery share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 5,700 $ die cost for total die cost recovered, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.23 $ / piece for die amortization rate.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,200 $ for amortized die cost recovered.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,500 $ for fixed die charge or engineering fee.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where die cost recovery share sits at 100% and the headline result is 5,500 $ die cost, this scenario comes in 3.64% above the baseline at 5,700 $ die cost.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when die cost recovery share is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a single amortization rate and recovery share for the whole order; it does not model die life, correction costs or repeat-order amortization across multiple jobs.

Results at a glance

  • Total die cost recovered: 5,700 $ die cost (headline result)
  • Die amortization rate: 0.23 $ / piece
  • Amortized die cost recovered: 2,200 $
  • Fixed die charge or engineering fee: 3,500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Extrusion Die Cost Amortization Calculator calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.