Applications / Robotic Welding / Welding Robot Payback Calculator

How much will automation cost?

Do you have a welding process that could benefit from automation? Discover if the initial system investment will meet your ROI and performance goals.

Our payback calculator helps figure out what a rough budget for an arc welding system might be and demonstrates the potential financial gains beyond your target payback period. This can be helpful to establish justification, goals and expectations prior to system design.

Is this a reasonable budget and expectation?

Estimates are for general budgeting purposes based on our long experience with welding automation, though it may also apply to other robotic applications. Some applications may require additional equipment or technology—but we like to keep complexity to a minimum to increase user satisfaction. Example figures do not automatically include potential throughput gains and additional cost savings from reduced scrap. Figures also do not include additional future costs such as accidental damage or third-party tooling or equipment.

Welding Robot Payback Calculator

Enter your current welder headcount and labor costs to see how quickly a robotic arc-welding system pays for itself.

Your current welding operation

Total skilled welders your operation requires each shift

welders

Number of production shifts running per day

shifts

Total compensation — salary, benefits & overhead

$ / yr

Staff kept for oversight, programming, and quality

welders
Estimated Break-Even

Annual Labor Savings

Year 1, before inflation

Robots Required

Estimated system size

System Budget Estimate

Derived from labor delta

10-Year Cash Flow

Cumulative Cash Flow

10-Year Payback

Fine-tune your estimate

The system cost above is estimated from your labor savings delta. Enter a vendor quote or a different inflation rate and press Update to recalculate.

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Assumed year-over-year labor cost increase
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