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158 European iron foundries · 15 raw materials · updated monthly
The monthly cost of a standard iron casting in GJL 150, GJS 400-15 and GJS 600-3 across 5 countries, and 15 raw material prices from base iron to inoculants. Plus 158 European iron foundries, searchable by country and material.
What your casting should cost, split into 8 cost blocks with this month's prices for the foundry's country. Enter the supplier's quote and see the gap per kg, per part and per year, and which blocks to question. The method ›
When a foundry announces an increase, check it against the market data since your last agreement and answer with a counter-proposal in numbers. Every agreed saving is recorded and reported for management.
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See raw material prices and standard casting costs move month by month, and find foundries by country and material.
In the first 30 days, run your own parts through the full CastCalc: should-cost, quote check and price challenge.
Illustrative example
20 parts quoted 15% above should-cost: ≈ €96,000 a year. A price increase of 8% claimed, 3% justified, on €2M spend: €100,000 a year you need not pay.
Illustrative figures: 20 × €4,791 (the practice part, quoted €2.35/kg against a €2.05/kg should-cost) and (8% − 3%) × €2M. See the worked example ›
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Luka Plahuta is a metallurgical engineer who started on the production floor at Livar, one of Slovenia's main iron foundries, and led its quality department (IATF 16949). He then worked in EU casting sourcing. CastCalc encodes how foundry cost engineers actually calculate a price.
Forever: the Market Index (monthly cost of a standard iron casting in GJL 150, GJS 400-15 and GJS 600-3 in 5 countries, and 15 raw material prices), the directory of 158 European iron foundries and the Dashboard with electricity prices for 5 countries. The first 30 days include the full CastCalc: should-cost, quote check, price challenge and savings tracking. One trial per company, no card at any point.
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Within 5% of actual supplier pricing in a customer case in Italy; it depends on how well the inputs describe the part. How it is built.
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