Cost per print on an IDEX 3D printer

Independent dual-extruder printers can print two copies at once or use soluble supports. That doubles output per hour on duplicated parts.

Typical purchase price

$500–1,500

Average draw

about 150–250 W

Modes

Duplicate, mirror, dual-material

Purge waste

Much lower than single-nozzle color swaps

Typical published ranges. Check your own spool, printer and electricity bill.

Estimated cost per print

$6.00

Material: $2.40
Electricity: $0.09
Printer wear: $0.54
Labor: $2.67
Failed-print buffer: $0.30

An estimate from the numbers you enter. It leaves out packaging, shipping, marketplace fees and tax.

Worked example

120 g at $20.00 per 1000 g, 3 h at 190 W and $0.16/kWh, a $900.00 machine over 5,000 h, 8 min of hands-on time at $20.00/h and a 5% failed-print buffer works out to about $6.00 per good print: material $2.40, electricity $0.09, printer wear $0.54, labor $2.67, failures $0.30.

What drives the cost

In duplicate mode, divide print time by two per part.
Soluble supports cost more per kilogram but save cleanup labor.

Common uses

Batch production of small items
Two-material parts

Watch out for

Calibrating the two nozzles adds setup time.

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