In comparing costs for rubber and plastic molding machines, it is important to look at the total cost of ownership. Many times the machine with the lowest intial cost may end up being the machine that costs more in the long run. Cost comparison should also include the estimated amount of down time and lost production time.
Twin Pines has years of molding experience and would like to share with you a checklist of total costs to help you in evalutaing the purchase of a TPE or rubber molding machine.
| Criteria | Twin Pines | China & Overseas |
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| Quality of Machine | High quality using industry best componenets and design | Poor quality product and poor workmanship |
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| Pricing | Competitive | Cheap |
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| Delivery of System | 16-18 weeks | 16-18 weeks + 4 Weeks Overseas Shipping |
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| Training |
2 days at Twin Pines mfg. FREE |
Limited or No Training Available |
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| Service | Quick professional response within hours | Slow response, could take week to get a technician |
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| Communication | English & French | Broken form of English |
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| Down Product Time | Little to None | Higher instance of downtime |
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| Product Failure | Track record shows product failure to be unlikely |
Track record shows product failure to be most likely |
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| Supports the USA Economy | Yes | No |
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When adding up price, product failure, training, delivery, inconvenience, time zone difference, quality service and most important: down time, the price of a machine from China could be twice the price of a TWIN PINES MACHINE.


