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CastCalc is self-service. For a fast picture of your whole portfolio, or help on a specific negotiation, Luka Plahuta works with your team directly.

One-time engagement · done for you

Casting Cost Audit

A structured, expert-led review of your casting portfolio – focused on spend, price benchmarks, design cost flags, and a concrete action plan. Delivered as a written report.

  • 80/20 spend analysis – identify which parts drive the most cost
  • Independent price benchmarking across your key parts vs. current EU market rates
  • Design-for-cost observations – advisory ideas, no DFM sign-off
  • Quality and specification risk flags
  • Written report with benchmark data and a prioritised action plan
  • 30-minute debrief call to walk through findings
From €1,800Scoped to portfolio size · excl. VAT
Typical delivery: 3–5 working days after data receipt
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Consulting and workshops

Hands-on help from a metallurgical engineer who has run foundry quality and casting sourcing.

  • Workshops for your buying and engineering team: how foundry pricing is built, how to answer a price increase
  • Design reviews: where geometry, cores and process choices add cost
  • RFQ support: target prices, supplier comparison, negotiation preparation
  • Webinars for your own team on request
10 hours included in TeamLive online onboarding + 10 consulting hours per year. Other customers: on request.
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Free live webinar · next date to be announced

The 4 Hidden Cost Drivers in Iron Casting Pricing

A 60-minute online session for procurement managers who buy iron castings and want to understand how foundry pricing is actually built – so they can negotiate from a position of knowledge.

  • How material, melt, and yield loss compound into the €/kg you see on a quote
  • Why two foundries in the same country quote the same part 25% apart
  • EU vs. Turkey vs. China vs. India – how to compare cross-market quotes on equal terms
  • What a price increase letter actually reveals – and what to ask for in response
  • Live Q&A with Luka Plahuta – bring your actual parts and questions

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