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Industrial Printing TCO & Running Cost Calculator

Enter your actual data. Results are based on what you enter - no fake pre-filled numbers. Zero input = zero result.

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What is your objective

Select your investment scenario. This shapes the TCO output.
New Line Installation
Replace Existing Printer
Technology to calculate

Which technology are you evaluating

Select one. You can compare two technologies in the next step.
CIJ - Continuous Inkjet
TIJ - Thermal Inkjet
CTIJ - Bulk Thermal
TTO - Thermal Transfer
Piezo - DOD / Large Char
Low-Cost Printer
Manual / Stamp
Please select a technology to continue.
Use industry benchmark estimates OFF by default. Turn ON to auto-fill empty fields with typical values. All estimated values will be clearly labelled.
Step 2 of 4 - Production

Line profile

These drive your annual print volume. Required for any calculation.
Estimate for me
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Live preview - enter consumable costs in next step for full calculation
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Annual prints
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Annual hours
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Annual characters
Benchmark estimates: OFF Enter your actual consumable costs below. Unknown values: use "Estimate for me".
! Handheld systems may not be reliable for high-speed continuous production. At your line speed, consider comparing CIJ, CTIJ or TIJ instead.
Live calculation - updates as you type
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Cost / print
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Annual running cost
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5-Year TCO

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