5-year TCO
Compare acquisition, depreciation, maintenance, labor burden, energy, software, tooling, and salvage assumptions in one lifecycle view.
Professional PDF workbook
CNC Machine ROI & TCO Decision Pack 2026
A practical decision workbook for job shop owners, manufacturing engineers, plant managers, and buyers evaluating CNC machine purchases, upgrades, maintenance plans, or capacity investments.
Launch price$29.99
Get NowGumroad opens in a new tab for secure checkout and product delivery. You can also use the free calculators below to model the same decision inputs before or after reviewing the workbook.
What the workbook covers
maintenance/downtime risk
Translate service interval, MTBF, MTTR, preventive maintenance, reactive repair exposure, and downtime cost into an approval-ready risk screen.
ROI/payback
Screen payback period, capacity gain, utilization, OEE, revenue headroom, and conservative versus expected investment assumptions.
cycle-time and quoting connection
Connect machining time, setup time, load/unload time, inspection time, and machine-hour burden to quote and capacity decisions.
equipment comparison worksheet
Compare new versus used machines, replacement versus upgrade, manual loading versus automation, and inspection-equipment add-ons.
approval-ready one-page summary
Prepare a concise review page for owners, buyers, plant managers, finance, and vendors before committing to the next step.
Included support material
- formula reference for cost per hour, payback, OEE, utilization, downtime cost, maintenance share, and salvage value
- worked examples for job shop purchase, unreliable machine replacement, capacity expansion, CMM support, and automation cases
- printable checklists for vendor quotes, maintenance contracts, ROI assumptions, pre-purchase risk, and internal approval
Delivery package
CNC_Machine_ROI_TCO_Decision_Pack_2026.pdf
CNC_Machine_ROI_TCO_Decision_Pack_2026_sample_preview.pdf
worked-example worksheets inside the PDF
printable vendor, maintenance, risk, and approval checklists
Best fit
- Shops comparing a CNC machine purchase, replacement, retrofit, or maintenance plan
- Owners and plant managers who need payback, TCO, downtime, and capacity assumptions in one review
- Buyers who need a structured checklist before asking vendors for final quotes
Not meant to be
- Not financing, tax, legal, accounting, safety, quality, or investment advice
- Not a live ERP, MES, CMMS, payment, or approval workflow
- Not a substitute for vendor quotes, measured utilization, service history, or finance review
Delivery and license
Delivery is handled by the external checkout. Use is intended for one buyer or internal team; redistribute the files only when the license notes in the package explicitly allow it.
Questions before buying
Does this replace financial advice?
No. The workbook organizes manufacturing assumptions for internal planning. Confirm financing, tax, accounting, legal, and investment decisions with qualified advisors.
What should I prepare before using it?
Bring machine quotes, expected utilization, labor burden, maintenance history, cycle-time assumptions, downtime cost, and resale or salvage assumptions.
How is this different from the free calculators?
The calculators model individual decisions. The pack combines TCO, ROI, maintenance risk, capacity, and approval notes into one purchase-review workflow.