View source for GVCS Cost Comparison to Industry Standards

=Overall=
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=Cost Comparisons to Industrial Counterparts=

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*NOTE: Industrial prices are taken largely from Northern Tool catologue - [http://www.northerntool.com/] - your local, global supply chain.
*Commercial hydraulic rotary well drilling rig quote - [http://www.hydra-jett.com/1573687.html]
*Note: Tractor and Bulldozer add up to $9k, for an infrastructure that shares wheel motors, controls, and [[Power Cube]]s. Power Cubes are $1750 each for 27 hp using off-shelf components. For about 100 hp of drive, this is $7k. 
*Note: Since Power Cubes are not included here, the real cost of the package should be closer to $40k for the GVCS implementation prior to the ability to melt steel into virgin metal. This ability, combined with advanced CNC machining, will bring the cost down to about $5000 for 50,000 lbs of steel obtained from scrap sources.
*Note: Each device takes on average 1 week to fabricate after optimization to digital fabrication. This implies a total labor time of about 20 weeks for the devices above, or only $15/hour at the labor cost given. This may be acceptable for DIY value, but is a low rate for market production.


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