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    Manufacturing Cost Guide 2026

    What custom parts actually cost and why. Uncover the hidden drivers that inflate quotes.

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    Detailed breakdowns of where your money goes across different manufacturing methods.

    Factory Production
    CNC Machining

    Based on aluminum with moderate complexity.

    1-10 pieces$200-$2,000/part
    10-100 pieces$75-$500/part
    100-1k pieces$25-$150/part
    1k-10k pieces$10-$60/part

    Cost Drivers

    Material (titanium is 3-5x aluminum), tolerance (every feature requiring tolerance tighter than ±0.005" adds cost), feature count (each additional operation adds time), surface finish, programming complexity.

    Injection Molding
    Tooling Cost$10,000 - $100,000+
    At 1,000/year$2-$20/part
    At 10,000/year$0.50-$5/part
    At 100,000/year$0.10-$1/part

    Cost Drivers

    Cavity count (1-cavity vs 8-cavity mold), part size, wall thickness uniformity, material (engineering resins 5-10x commodity resin), tolerances.

    Sheet Metal Fabrication
    • Simple bracket (1-10 bends)$20-$200/part at 10-100 quantity
    • Moderate enclosure$100-$800/part at 10-100 quantity
    • Complex weldment$300-$3,000/part at low volume

    Cost Drivers

    Material thickness (thicker = more laser time and greater bending force), bend count (each bend is a setup and cycle), secondary operations (welding, hardware insertion, powder coating), tolerance.

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