The cost of metal is of major importance to the die caster. It is, therefore,
necessary to keep track of it at each stage of the process and in all its forms
from the time it is purchased to the time the castings are dispatched. Stages
such as melting, transporting, holding, casting, trimming and other
post-trimming operations should be accounted for.
Forms in which metal exists include sows, ingots, molten metal, castings, dross,
turnings, trimmings, floor sweepings, etc. Stages that should be accounted
consist of melting, transporting, holding, casting, trimming, etc.
It is often convenient to account for each of these materials by its dollar
value to permit a unified accounting procedure to be used that should also
include the cost of metal recovery. The following spreadsheet is a generic
accounting program that enables you to input either real of fictitious values
to indicate where metal dollars can be saved, and how the overall cost of metal
can be reduced.
Click here to request the program.
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