The True Cost of Cam Replacement

The wear that occurs on cam-driven mechancial systems can be costly. It includes not just the cost of new cams but also the labor costs and the value of lost production.

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Cam Cost Calculator (All fields required)
Find your Costs	Example of Input
Cam Cost	$7,000
Downtime	10
Man-hours to install cam	60
Cost per man-hour to replace cam	$60.00
Cost to replace one cam follower	$39.00
Number of cam followers replaced	24
Total man-hours to replace cam followers	2
Cost per man-hour to replace cam followers	$60.00
Cost of lubricant per year	$500.00
Line output in number of units per minute	2500
Gross profit per unit (price-cost)	$.02
Production loss per cam change:	$30,000
TOTAL cost of cam change: $	$42,156.00