Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting calculator

AM Order Profitability Calculator

Winning an additive order is only useful if the job contributes profit after material, machine time, labor, finishing, and admin costs. This calculator estimates order-level contribution with any fixed surcharge, credit, or profit adjustment so a service bureau can review profitability before accepting or discounting work.

What this calculator does

  • Estimate additive order profit contribution from accepted parts or hours, contribution rate, billable capture, and fixed profit adjustments.
  • a service bureau owner or quoting manager needs to judge whether an order is worth accepting
  • Returns a profitability basis for the AM order after fixed order costs are considered.

Formula used

  • Captured contribution = sellable units × contribution per unit × profitability capture
  • Order profitability basis = captured contribution + fixed profit adjustment

Inputs explained

  • Sellable parts or billable hours: undefined
  • Contribution per unit: undefined
  • Profitability capture: undefined
  • Fixed profit adjustment: undefined

How to use the result

  • Use it to screen low-volume orders, discounts, blanket orders, and jobs that consume scarce machine capacity.
  • The displayed total follows the weighted-cost preset, so review fixed cost treatment against your internal profitability model before financial reporting.

Common questions

  • What is contribution per unit? Use selling price minus variable material, machine, labor, finishing, and inspection cost for each part or hour.
  • What fixed adjustments belong here? Include a fixed surcharge, credit, minimum-order profit adjustment, or manual adjustment that should be added to the contribution basis.
  • Can this support no-quote decisions? Yes. Low or negative contribution can justify a minimum charge, price increase, or no-quote response.
  • How is this different from margin? Margin compares price and cost percentage; profitability focuses on order contribution after fixed costs.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.