Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Katsuji Morita

Daiho Sakuragi

Hikaru Amano

Masatoshi Watanabe

Masayuki Ueda

Michikazu Sakurai

Hirokatsu Hiraoka

Fuminari Yashiro

Noboru Sugawara

Keiichi Kai

Megumi Yamamoto

An estimation system for estimating an injection-molding related cost comprises an input unit, storage, a data processing unit, and an output unit. The storage stores a mold estimation function for each of cost items of a mold used to produce a molded product, and a mold estimation reference value table for recording mold estimation reference values in association with prescribed conditions. The data processing unit acquires a fabrication condition of the molded product through the input unit, reads the mold estimation function and one of the mold estimation reference values from the storage corresponding to the fabrication condition, and estimates a cost of the mold based on the mold estimation function and the selected mold estimation reference value. The output unit outputs a mold cost estimation result made by the data processing unit.

Injection-molding cost estimation system

A die modification estimate system comprises a first unit which acquires contents of modification of a die specified by using an input unit. A second unit reads respective reference values for cost estimation, according to the specified contents of the die modification, from a storage unit. A third unit reads respective estimate functions of cost items according to the specified contents of the die modification, from the storage unit. A fourth unit calculates an estimated cost of each of the cost items based on a corresponding one of the reference values and a corresponding one of the estimate functions. A fifth unit stores the estimated costs in the storage unit. A sixth unit calculates a total amount of the estimated costs read from the storage unit. A seventh unit outputs the total amount of the estimated costs to an output unit.

Die modification estimate system and program

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Kanagawa, Japan

Katsuji Morita