Print farm economics
Printer fleet payback by utilization and margin
Parameters
Realistic farm utilization is 8–16 h/day per printer including downtime and failed prints (budget 5–10% failure). Revenue per hour: print services ~30–80 UAH/h depending on material; own products — margin per unit. Operator time for post-processing often costs more than machine time.
Payback
1.4 mo
Profit/mo: 42,000 UAH
Invested: 60,000 UAH