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Parameters
MATERIAL
Aluminium 6061-T6
PROCESS
CNC Machining 3-axis
QUANTITY
500 units
LOCATION
Brisbane, AU
GEOGRAPHY BAND
AU/US/EU
SEA/China
South Asia
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Cost Estimate
P50 — SHOULD COST
$47.20/unit
P80
$55.70
P90
$63.80
COST BREAKDOWN
Material38%
Machine29%
Labour22%
Tooling11%
GEOGRAPHY COMPARISON
$47.20
AU/US
$21.40
SEA
$11.80
S.Asia

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Quote Analysis Complete
CNC Machined Part · 500 units · Brisbane supplier
VERDICT
EXPENSIVE
+22.3% above market
LINE ITEMQUOTEDBENCHMARKDELTA
CNC Machining (3-axis)
$68.40
$47.20
+44.9%
Raw Material (Al 6061)
$19.80
$11.52
+71.9%
Assembly Labour
$12.00
$15.96
-24.8%
Tooling (amortised)
$5.20
$4.80
+8.3%
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Process Coverage

Any process. Any geography.

Machine rates, cycle times, and labour costs — indexed and geo-adjusted across 60+ locations.

CNC Machining 3-axis
AU
$85/hr
SEA
$38/hr
S.Asia
$18/hr
Injection Moulding
AU
$120/hr
SEA
$55/hr
S.Asia
$28/hr
Sheet Metal Fabrication
AU
$95/hr
SEA
$42/hr
S.Asia
$21/hr
Die Casting (Al)
AU
$110/hr
SEA
$48/hr
S.Asia
$24/hr
Welding (MIG/TIG)
AU
$75/hr
SEA
$32/hr
S.Asia
$14/hr
PCB Assembly (SMT)
AU
$0.04/pt
SEA
$0.015/pt
S.Asia
$0.009/pt
Composites (CFRP)
AU
$180/hr
SEA
$80/hr
S.Asia
$40/hr
Sand Casting & Forging
AU
$98/hr
SEA
$44/hr
S.Asia
$19/hr

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Every benchmark is traceable to a published, credentialled source.

T&T 2024
Turner & Townsend
Global construction cost benchmarking across 90 markets.
Rawlinson's 2024
Rawlinsons
Australia & New Zealand construction handbook, 42nd edition.
AIQS
Australian Inst. of QS
Cost planning guidelines and elemental cost standards.
RICS
Royal Institution of CS
International construction measurement standards (ICMS3).
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