If you buy P&O coils to process, consider investing in an SCS line instead. Click to compare:

In addition to Equipment Costs, SCS requires low facility cost:

 - An SCS Coil Line requires
   just 2000 sq. ft. of space.


SCS Coil Line specs:

  -  0.250" material thickness
  -  72" maximum width
  -  50,000 lb. max. coil weight
  - 150 feet/minute line speed

Processing 10,000 tons/month.

Bypassing P&O step saves freight cost of $2.50/ton.

Comparison includes interest payments on capital at 10%/yr.

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........      SCS EQUIPMENT CAPITAL COSTS

    - SCS Coil Line Equipment Cost **
..           Single Brush Unit                      Dual Brush Unit
                 $2.8 million                                $3.6 million
           18,000 tons/month                  32,000 tons/month

    - SCS Sheet Line Equipment Cost **
             Single Brush Unit                      Dual Brush Unit
                 $1.3 million                                $2.1 million
           10,000 tons/month                  18,000 tons/month

    ** for US domestic delivery. SCS License Fee not included.

...... SCS vs. P&O VARIABLE COSTS

    - Cost of Outside P&O Processing: $26/ton.

    - SCS Variable Operating Costs. **

 

      Coil Line      

      Sheet Line     

          Brushes:  
          Labor: 

          Electricity:
          Filters & Water: 

$ 0.84/ton
$ 1.00/ton
 ($18/hr. x 2)
$ 1.40/ton
$ 0.20/ton

$ 2.40/ton
$ 1.00/ton
 ($18/hr. x 1)
$ 1.40/ton
$ 0.20/ton

 TOTAL: 

 $ 3.44/ton 

$ 5.00/ton
 ** costs for Single Brusher configuration. A Dual Brusher line will
     increase throughput per man-hour to cut labor cost by 40%.