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design time question

design time question

design time question

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I am quoting for Mold design.  How much time is average for a mold design to be done?  

I have some customers and they are asking me to quote various things.  Solids and a four drawing layout. Or Solids and complete detailing etc.  Complete detailing takes a lot of time and seems to be 2-3 times the price of no detailing.

To try to remain competitive time estimating is really important.  As a contract designer you don't know who you are competing against or what there prices are.

Customers also have a tendency to bend the truth as to how much time these take or how much they cost.   Trying to live up to something unrealistic is very difficult.

More time = better quality not less.

I have been keeping a good log of time for each mold so to gauge this better (more scientific also).

Any other suggestions for estimates?
What is average for these designs?

Regards

  

Rick Marmei - Tool Designer
http://axis-design.org

RE: design time question

Hi,

The tool designer (in UK) known to me simply agrees a percentage of the price the toolmaker charges for the tool. I think it is around 10 per cent.

Rgds

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