The cost of replacing laser cutting slats

Most people don't think about the cost of replacing laser machine slats it's just part of the routine it has to be done every couple weeks, and that is true but there are some ways to minimize the cost, one way is cleaning them instead of replacing them, here is a brake down of the cost.

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1 Employee 60x120 inch w/exchange table 11ga slats.

# of Slats per table 60	2 tables = 120 slate	7 sheets 48x70 needed to cut the slats	Cost. $960.00
Slat cutting cost	3 hours	$80.00 per hour	= $240.00
Machine down time during slat replacement and slat cutting	4 hours	Revenue lost	$220.00
			Total $1420.00

1 Employee 96x240 inch w/exchange table 11ga slats.

# of Slats per table 120	2 tables = 240 slate	11 sheets 60x100 needed to cut the slats	Cost. $2,600.00
Slat cutting cost	6 hours	$80.00 per hour	= $480.00
Machine down time during slat replacement and slat cutting	7 hours	Revenue lost	$350.00
			Total $3,430

Cleaning the slats with the cleaning tool can be done in most cases while the machine is running (1-2 hours) resulting in very little or no down time, as you can see replacing the slats verses cleaning is a no brainier cleaning is simply a better option, the tool will pay itself after only 4-6 times of used depending on your machine size.