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Q: What is the Material Calculator?
A: The Material Calculator is used to calculate the number of bars of material required to
produce a certain amount of products.
Q: What exactly will it tell me?
A: The Material Calculator will tell you exactly how long each individual
piece is going to be in length, the total length of all pieces needed and how many pieces
per bar of material you will get. It also will tell you how many full-sized bars are
needed and, if applicable, any additional material.
For examplle, let's say we are going to run a part on a lathe machine.
We use 48" bars for our material. The order is for 50 pieces and they are 2.5"
long each. Our cutter tool is 1/4" wide and the lathe has to hold on to 3" of
material to run. With those figures, will get the following results:
Length of Each Piece: 2.75 inches
Total Length of All Pieces: 137.5 inches
You will get 16 pieces per bar.
It will take 3 47" bars
plus an additional bar 8.5" long
Total Material Used: 152.5 inches.
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