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Maintenance Support

Maintenance Service Contract Cost

Compare OEM and independent service contracts against actual PM cost, uncovered repair risk, and downtime exposure.

Direct answer: contract cost = annual fee + exclusions + travel + uncovered downtime risk.

What to Compare

  • Annual contract fee and covered service visits.
  • Parts exclusions, spindle exclusions, control exclusions, and consumables.
  • Response-time guarantee and the downtime cost if the machine waits for support.

Contract Cost Formula

Expected Cost = Contract Fee + Exclusions + Downtime Risk

Compare this against in-house PM cost plus expected reactive repair exposure.

Calculator Handoff

Use the maintenance cost calculator to compare contract coverage against planned maintenance, repair risk, and machine downtime.