Chapter five

cost estimation

material cost
material cost is a type of cos which consists all costs of material we are going to use in
manufacturing the escalator. In this chapter all part which are manufactured and purchased are
going to be estimated.
In cost estimation analysis the following costs will be estimated
1. Direct material cost
2. Direct labor cost
3. Manufacturing cost
4. Operation cost
Direct material cost
The cost of material directly used in the production of our product is direct material
cost. Therefore; this are the material cost.
Track assembly
Density of the material
  ρ=2700 kg/m 3

Totallength of track assembly

l=(14.8+15.5/2)m=22.65 m
Thickness of the track assembly
t=10 mm
width of the track assembly
w ¿ 80mm
total volume of aluminum track assembly
V =w × t ×l=¿(80×10 × 22650)mm3 =18120000mm3

¿ 0.01812 m3
We have two-way track which clamps both side of the escalator and therefore
total mass of track assembly ¿ T m

Tm=2 ¿ =2(V× ρ) =2(00.01812m^3*2700kg /m3)

=2(48.924)kg
T m=97.848 kg

Price/kg =$1.56
Total price=97.848 kg × $ 1.56
=$152.6 or 5342 birr

Truss assembly
Cost of truss assembly
The tress assembly is the exterior part of the escalator contains u-shape beam assembly and the
angular links jointed inside the truss by welding. This assembly part escalator made of stainless
steel; and has the following estimation.
Total length the material which is u-shape and angle plate link
Angle plate analysis
No .of angle plate∈one side=n
n=¿8
No .of angle plate∈both side=2 n
2 n=16
Length of one angle plate
l=2m
total length of angular plate
l apt =2 m ×16=32m

¿ 32000 mm
Thickness of angular plate
t ap=4 mm
The average width of angular plate is
w av =60 mm

Total volume of angular plate

v apt =t ap∗l apt∗wav =60 mm∗4 mm∗32000 mm=7680000mm3 =¿0.00768m3

v apt =0.00768 m 3

u-shape beam analysis

length of u−shaped beam∈the upper side of one sideis
¿6m
¿ a total of 12 m beam
length of u−shaped beam∈the front side of one sideis
¿ 1.5 m ¿ a total of 3 m
l t =3 m+12 m=15 m
1

The above calculation is for one side u-shape beam a length therefore the total length of truss
assembly=l T
l T =2l t =2 (15 m )=30
1

l T =30,000 mm

Thickness of u-shaped beam

t b=4 mm

The average width of angular plate is

w av =120 mm

Total volume of angular plate

v b=t b∗l T ∗w av=120 mm∗4 mm∗30000 mm

v b=14400000 mm3=0.0144 m3

v b=0.0144 m3

Therefore, the total volume of truss assembly will be

 V T =v b + v apt =0.0144 m3 + 0.00768m 3

V T =0.02304 m 3

The material is stainless steel and has density of

ρ stainless steel =7800 kg /m3

Total mass of truss =T m=ρ stainless steel∗V T =0.02304 m3∗7800 kg/m 3

T m=179.712 kg

Price/kg=$ 1.95
Total price=$ 1.95 /kg ×179.712 kg
¿ $ 349∨12215 birr

Cost of shaft
Length of raw shaft material
l shaft =3 m

Diameter of the shaft

d shaft =90 mm

Area of the shaft

2 d 2 3.1414∗90 2 mm2 2
A=π r =π = =6361.335 mm
4 4
Density of shaft material

ρ shaft =7850 kg /m3

Volume of shaft material

V shaft = A∗l shaft =6361.335 mm2∗3000 mm=19084000 mm3=0.019084 m 3

Total mass of shaft material

Tm sh=V shaft∗ρ shaft=0.019084 m3∗7850 kg/ m 3=149.809 kg

Tm sh=149.809 kg
 Price/ gk=$ 3
Total price
T p=$ 3 ×149.809=$ 449.427

=15,000
Cost of step chain

Total length of step chain

l s =15.5m

15500 mm
Price/ piece=$ 8
Length of link one=35 mm
No .of links / piece=5
ls 15500 mm
Total pieces used for step chainassembly =T psc ¿ = =88 pieces
35 mm× 5 35 ×5 mm
total price of stepchain assembly =T p =88 pieces × $ 8 / piece

total price of stepchain assembly =T p =$ 704

The step chain on the market

 35 mm

Main drive sprocket on from the market

US $10.00-$25.00/ Piece

1.0 Pieces (Min Order)

Order 1. Sprocket attached in to the motor shaft

Bore diameter of 79.85mm
Full diameter
Price/piece
Oder 2. Stepper sprocket attached to the shaft of escalator having hole diameter of 79.85mm.
Full diameter
Price/piece
Keyway slot of

w=20 mm=0.02 m
l=125 mm=0.125 m

v=w 2 ×l =¿
 ρkey =7800 kg /m3

T m key=v × ρ=0.00005 kg/m 3 × 7850 kg/m 3=¿

=0.141kg
and around 0.3kg of key material is needed for tolerance
mass of key =0.3kg

Bearing order
1.
 Price/pice $50
Quantity 2
Total price =2*$30=$60 or 2100birr