Savings Calculators

To determine gas cost per laser, enter values in the BLUE boxes only. Your savings against Helium is displayed in the GREEN boxes.

Once you've entered in your numbers, click the "Calculate" button at the bottom of the chart.

Typical carbon steel flow rates in Standard Cubic Feet per Hour: Argon @ 25 SCFH; CO2 @ 15 SCFH

Typical stainless steel flow rates in Standard Cubic Feet per Hour: Argon @ 15 SCFH; Helium @ 5 SCFH

Helium Cost per 100 Standard Cubic Ft:		Suggested Cost of Site License:
Argon Cost per 100 Standard Cubic Ft:		Suggested Cost of Hardware:
CO2 Cost per 100 Standard Cubic Ft:
		Flow Rate Conversion:
		SCFH		LPM
			---- to ----
		LPM		SCFH
			---- to ----

Gas Consumption Comparison (all calculations in standard cubic feet per hour)
			Combined Gas Usage
			A	B	C
		Your current Helium usage	Argon	CO2	Helium
Flow Rate (Standard Cubic Ft/Hour):
Duty Cycle (%):
	Cost per Hour:
Hours per Shift:
Shifts per Day:
Days per Week:
Weeks per Year:
	Cost per Year:

Combined cost per year:		Saving per year against Helium alone:
A + B =		A + B =
B + C =		B + C =
A + C =		A + C =

Return on Investment

(all calculations in standard cubic feet per hour)


Cost per Hour before the nozzle change:
Cost per Hour after the nozzle change:
Savings per Hour:
Time duration for payback (hours):