TIME AND COST OF MANUFACTURING PARTS BY SELECTIVE LASERING METHOD IN THE ORGANIZATION OF PRECISION PRODUCTION
To ensure high competitiveness of products of pilot and small-scale precision production, a method for calculating the time and cost of manufacturing parts according to the proposed parameters is described, without the need for a ready-made electronic model of the part. It also describes the criteria for determining the possibility of manufacturing a part by selective laser melting (technology SLM). The paper takes into account the main parameters used in calculating the time and cost of manufacturing parts with possible assumptions and various restrictions. Assumptions do not significantly affect the accuracy of calculations or can be taken as constants for any kind of applied technology. Restrictions can be adjusted depending on the tasks and requirements. An effective tool for calculating the time and cost of manufacturing parts by SLM is proposed, which allows making decisions on the parameters of the designed part and methods for organizing pilot and small-scale precision production at the early stages of design. Determining the time and cost of manufacturing parts by the method described in the work showed high accuracy results during verification.