“A copy is 30% cheaper.”
Price versus performance
What it shows
The door it closes
Simple mode — the same questions as the original calculation sheet. Every field has a ? with a plain explanation.
1
Machine
Bed size drives slat weight and 3YOTS dosage; hours drive application frequency.
tables
1 = single table (machine stops for cleaning). 2 = pallet changer.
h / day
Cost rate or contribution rate. How much of it counts is set in step 6.
Fully loaded. Used for cleaning and for 3YOTS application.
Advanced intelligence
days
days / wk
Separates calendar time (re-application every 28 days, slat life in weeks) from productive time.
Automatic loading / unloading
Sticking-part stops only occur with automation
2
Slat sets
How often the cutting grids are rebuilt and what the steel costs.
× / yr
Slat geometry as in the original sheet (optional)
Leave empty to use the standard assumption of 25.93 kg per m² of table per mm of slat thickness (≈350 kg for a 1.5 × 3 m table with 3 mm slats).
sheets
Advanced intelligence
Credited against the steel saving — buyers will ask. 0 if scrap isn't sold.
Slat geometry & fabrication time
h / set
Left out of the original sheet. Typical 1–2 h. 0 = not counted.h / set
Typical 2–4 h. 0 = not counted.3
Cleaning
Operator time de-slagging slats and cleaning beneath the bed.
× / yr
min
h / yr
0 if you don't have a slat-cleaning machine.
Advanced intelligence
Machine stopped during slat cleaning
On a single-table machine the operator's cleaning hour and the machine's stopped hour are the same hour.
Operator redeployed while the machine runs?
Count the freed operator hour as well as the machine hour
No = only the machine hour is counted (the operator runs the machine again). Anti-overlap rule.Slat cleaning method
Electromechanical slat cleaner?
4
Unplanned stops
Hours per working month the machine stands still — excluding routine cleaning (counted in step 3).
h / month
h / month
5
Fleet
Roll the case up across identical machines.
machines
Different sizes? Run the instrument once per size and add the totals.6
Challenge the case
Buyer-side controls. Move them and watch what survives.
Scales the benefit of every claim at once (slat life, cleaning, downtime, spares). At 75% each saving keeps 75% of its value — a 3.5× slat life counts as ×2.15. It does not go below 60%.
Value of saved machine hours
Capacity-constrained?
100% if freed hours become sold hours (backlog, overtime, subcontracting). 0% if the machine has idle capacity.Value of saved operator hours
Do hours turn into cash?
100% for overtime or temps; 0% for fixed headcount with nothing to redeploy.Application tool (3YO GUN / AIR) already available?
One-off purchase in year 1 if not
% p.a.
Closing the doors
Every chart answers one question purchasing will ask. Read the chart, then the door it closes.
Break-even effectiveness
Break-even product price
Break-even machine-hour value
What must be true
Three verifiable statements a trial can confirm. If these hold, the case holds.
Scenarios
Same customer inputs, two stances: the vendor claim in full and the expected case with every claim reduced to the share you choose (60–95%). A case that remains positive under the expected assumptions deserves serious consideration.
Line by line
Every figure the instrument uses, today vs. with 3YOTS at the current effectiveness.
| Per year, per machine | Today | With 3YOTS | Difference |
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Vendor constants
The claims 3YO Technology stands behind. Fixed here; the effectiveness slider in step 6 is how a buyer discounts them.
V
Edit vendor constants
Sales mode. Base units: EUR, metric. Changes apply immediately and are saved in this browser only.
Why 3YOTS — and why it is not the cheapest
Copies exist because the original works. Before comparing price lists, compare what the price buys — and what a cheaper, weaker product would cost you in your own numbers.
“They all say natural and biodegradable.”
Ask any alternative the same questions
Every line above is answered for 3YOTS in the facts below. A copy that cannot answer them in writing is not the same product at a lower price — it is a different product with an unknown cost.
What the original is
If you are crap, they don't copy you.
If you are good, they copy you.
Sources: 3yotechnology.com — 3YO TS product FAQ; press release of 29 July 2026 (NSF H1 registrations, awards); Richardson Electronics press release of 11 March 2026. Environmental and safety claims refer to the specific formulation and test method indicated; always refer to the product label, SDS and technical documentation.