Additive Manufacturing Service Bureau Quoting calculator
Build Failure Exposure Calculator
Every service bureau quote carries risk from failed prints, recoater crashes, resin failures, warping, support breakage, and customer rejects. This calculator estimates the expected dollar exposure so risk can be added to the quote or reviewed before accepting a job.
What this calculator does
- Estimate quote risk from failed builds or rejected parts, including failure cost, expected exposure, and recovery charges.
- a quoting manager needs to price failure risk for a difficult material, geometry, or rush order
- Returns the expected failure-risk cost to include or review in the quote.
Formula used
- Captured failure exposure = expected failures × cost per failure × quoted exposure
- Build failure exposure = captured failure exposure + recovery and remake overhead
Inputs explained
- Expected failed builds or parts: undefined
- Cost per failed build/part: undefined
- Quoted failure exposure: undefined
- Recovery and remake overhead: undefined
How to use the result
- Use it for new materials, thin walls, large builds, tight tolerances, rush jobs, or customers with strict acceptance criteria.
- It estimates financial exposure only; process engineering is still needed to reduce the actual failure probability.
Common questions
- Should I include full remake cost? Use the cost per failure that reflects material, machine time, labor, and any lost capacity for the expected failure mode.
- What does exposure percentage mean? It is the share of potential failure cost you choose to load into the quote based on risk and customer terms.
- Can this justify a higher quote? Yes. It documents why a risky print needs a risk allowance, prototype fee, or nonrefundable setup charge.
- What if risk is unacceptable? Use the result to trigger DFM review, test coupons, revised orientation, or a no-quote decision.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.