About this course
Sound knowledge of the actual manufacturing cost is the basis for every decision made on Additive Manufacturing business cases. This course will enable you to understand the cost structure of different technologies and quickly estimate the cost for a certain part.
What will be included in this course?
- Videos summarizing the most important aspects of each chapter
- Interactive content for you to read up on the different topics
- Assessments to test your knowledge and collect feedback
- A pdf summarizing the main content in this course and further related material
- A certificate of completion
What you will gain from this course
- An understanding of cost drivers along the manufacturing chain of metal AM technologies
- General rules of thumb to quickly estimate the cost of a certain part
- Cost breakdown for several applications and comparison between technologies
- Overview of the AM part supplier landscape and their cost level
Who this course is for
This course is for everybody that needs to calculate cost for metal AM components including designers, sales employees, managers and procurement.
After the course you will be able to quickly estimate the cost of a certain part for the most common metal technologies.