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Units
Weight
Length of reel
Weight per brochure
Thickness/ Bulk
pt pica
mm inches
Weight
lb g/m²
Product Grammage µ
Length of reel mm
Reel diameter mm
Core diameter mm
Width mm
Length mm
Thickness of cover paper µm
Thickness of text paper µm
Grammage of cover paper gsm
Grammage of text paper gsm
Number of sheets
Result:
Weight of brochure:   g
Thickness of brochure:   mm
Bulk Thickness
Grammage g
Thickness µ Bulk cm3/g

Yield

Number of copies of magazine:
Number of pages in magazine:
Width of page: mm
Height of page: mm
Paper 1
Grammage g/m2
Paper price per ton cost/ton
Paper 2
Grammage g/m2
Paper price per ton cost/ton
Result:
Cost of all magazines using paper 1:  
Cost of all magazines using paper 2:  
Cost difference (%):  
Weight of all magazines using paper 1:   tons
Weight of all magazines using paper 2:   tons
Weight difference (%):  

Tempo Calculators

Cost of print
Work and turn efficiency
Typical Ranges * - All numbers shown as a % of net sales
Materials 28-38% tends to increase as size of shop increases
Paper Only 15-26% tends to increase as size of shop increases
Rest of Materials ink, plates proofing, outside services, other chemicals
Total Payroll 35-40% includes taxes and benefits, decreases with increased sales
Selling Cost 7-11% salaries, benefits, advertising, travel, entertainment, other
Total Product Cost 70-80% range is narrower for shops in the $2 to $15 million sales
more like 75 to 80%
Printer Margins 2.5-16%
Other Costs cost of capital, depreciation, rent, power, insurance

* Taken from Managing By the Numbers, published by PIA GATF Press

Other inputs
Premium for Tempo (%) Assume all paper is Tempo
Increased Productivity (%) As a default, reasonable to assume it's equivalent to increased revenue
Increased Cost of Other Materials Due to increased sales volume
Net Sales (In dollars before using Tempo)
Calculations
% of Net Sales before Tempo % of Net Sales for all Tempo shop
Net Sales
Paper Dollar amount increases due to additonal volume and paper premium
Rest of Materials Dollar amount increases due to additonal volume
Payroll Dollar amount remains flat; more productive with same staff
Selling Cost Dollar amount remains flat; assumes you are turning away jobs now
Other Costs Dollar amount remains flat
Total Cost Dollar amount increases but total costs as a percentage of net sales drop with Tempo
Gross Profit (Net Sales - Cost)
GTM - Gross Profit / Net Sales
Inputs
Hours Per Day on Press
Days Per Week on Press
Most Commonly Used Basis Weight lbs
Avg # of sheets per job sheets
Average Press Rate iph
Average Revenue per sheet printed Revenue of average print order divided by average run length per order. PIA data averages $1.25 / sheet
Premium for Tempo $ / cwt
Aqueous Coating used to speed drying?
Click the box if AQ is being used only to speed drying. It may be eliminated with Tempo to realize additional savings.
Standard Paper Work Flow
Set up / make ready Print Side 1 Time before second side can be printed Print Side 2 Total
Time for process step (min)
% of total time for job
Improved Work Flow with TEMPO
Set up / make ready Print Side 1 Time before second side can be printed Print Side 2 Total
Time for process step (min) *
% of total time for job

* The targeted wait time for Tempo is 30 minutes. After experiencing Tempo's performance in your own plant, enter your own data to see how much additional revenue you can realize.
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