Material list is a list of materials used to produce a product. I was tasked by Pauline to check and calculate the costing that Milgate has provided for the assembly of the UAV modules and the spares. The main purpose of calculating the cost is to identify the materials that are expensive and try to reduce the price. By calculating the cost, I had to illustrate the percentage of each materials and modules in a pie chart to show which of the materials and modules contribute the most in terms of the UAV production cost.
The UAV consists of 5 modules; fuselage, rotor arm, secondary payload, landing gear and battery. Each of the modules has a list of materials used for assembly. I had to calculate the materials cost used to build up the USTAR-Y UAV and the cost of assembling each module. The breakdown of the material cost are by:
1. LRU Assembly
2. ABS Parts
3. Alloy Parts
4. Rods
5. COTS
6. 3D Mounts
7. Connectors
The LRU assembly cost consists of the touch labour and harness assembly for each of the modules. The cost of the LRU assembly varies according to the module type. The ABS parts is a part produced by Watson E.P (WEP) by injection mould tooling. Initially, for the previous projects such as 714, the ABS parts was produced by Alcotec using CNC. By changing to another supplier …show more content…
The fuselage support rib, prop adapter and secondary motor base are the alloy parts that are produced by Alcotec. Since using CNC to produce the alloy parts, it cost 5 times more the price of the ABS parts produced by WEP. There are 3 types of rods that are D8, which is used in the landing gear module, D10, used in fuselage module and D20 used in the rotor arm module. Currently, according to the BOM list, the rods are being produced by Alcotec. However, in the quotation that Milgate provided, the rods has been included under the materials purchased by them. The cost that Milgate charge for the rods are at least 50% lesser than
The UAV consists of 5 modules; fuselage, rotor arm, secondary payload, landing gear and battery. Each of the modules has a list of materials used for assembly. I had to calculate the materials cost used to build up the USTAR-Y UAV and the cost of assembling each module. The breakdown of the material cost are by:
1. LRU Assembly
2. ABS Parts
3. Alloy Parts
4. Rods
5. COTS
6. 3D Mounts
7. Connectors
The LRU assembly cost consists of the touch labour and harness assembly for each of the modules. The cost of the LRU assembly varies according to the module type. The ABS parts is a part produced by Watson E.P (WEP) by injection mould tooling. Initially, for the previous projects such as 714, the ABS parts was produced by Alcotec using CNC. By changing to another supplier …show more content…
The fuselage support rib, prop adapter and secondary motor base are the alloy parts that are produced by Alcotec. Since using CNC to produce the alloy parts, it cost 5 times more the price of the ABS parts produced by WEP. There are 3 types of rods that are D8, which is used in the landing gear module, D10, used in fuselage module and D20 used in the rotor arm module. Currently, according to the BOM list, the rods are being produced by Alcotec. However, in the quotation that Milgate provided, the rods has been included under the materials purchased by them. The cost that Milgate charge for the rods are at least 50% lesser than