In-House vs Outsource TCO Worksheet

5-year total cost comparison: ABOKE boiler tube bender on your shop floor vs outsourcing panels to a fabrication contractor.

Your Production Profile

Bent boiler tubes per month

Outsource cost per bent tube (USD)

Outsource lead time (days)

Loaded operator labor rate (USD/hour)

ABOKE In-House Investment

Machine CAPEX (USD)

Tooling stack (USD)

Install + commissioning (USD)

Training + first-year support (USD)

5-Year Total Cost Comparison

ABOKE In-House LOWER

CAPEX + tooling + install$0

5-yr maintenance (2%/yr)$0

5-yr operator labor$0

5-Year Total$0

Outsource LOWER

Monthly outsource cost$0

Lead time per panel0 days

5-yr cumulative cost$0

5-Year Total$0

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Calculation model: outsource = volume × cost-per-tube × 60 months. In-house = CAPEX + tooling + install + training + (5-yr maintenance @ 2% CAPEX/yr) + (operator hours × labor rate × 60 months). Industry baselines per CRD MFG and Bender Parts published ROI ranges. Project-specific results vary; quote against your actual material mix and bend complexity.