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Case Study -Large Web Offset
Printer
| Application |
Newspaper
Production |
| Type
of blade |
Toothform |
| Specification |
PowerEdge-HPS-500
Powder Met Steel |
Conventional
Steel CS95 |
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| Annual
quantity purchase |
20 |
120 |
| Cost
of Purchase |
£3,600.00 |
£4,500.00 |
| No.
of regrinds annually |
20 |
60 |
| total
number of knives used |
40 |
180 |
| Total
cost of regrinding |
£400.00 |
£1,200.00 |
| Total
annual cost of knives |
£4,000.00 |
£5,700.00 |
| Downtime
to fit knives assume 1 hour |
40
x 1 = 40 |
180
x 1= 180 |
| Downtime
cost - assume £6,000 per hour |
£240,000.00 |
£1,080,000.00 |
| Downtime
cost per Machine over 10 Machines |
£24,000.00 |
£108,000.00 |
| Total
Downtime Saving |
£840,000.00
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