group,item,qty,example,unit_usd_low,unit_usd_high,line_usd_low,line_usd_high,source
Frame,"40x40 slot profile, cut to length",27 m (37 pieces),"8-slot 4040 (Misumi HFS8-4040 class, or Thai/Chinese generic)",11,21,297,567,per m; Shopee Thailand listing from THB 356; aluxprofile EUR 19 to 24 per m
Frame,"40x80 slot profile, base beams",3.8 m (2 pieces),8-slot 4080,22,42,84,160,"per m; estimate, about twice the 4040 price"
Frame,"Angle brackets, T-nuts, screws, end caps",1 lot (about 120 joints),,250,600,250,600,estimate
Frame,Levelling feet M16,8,,8,25,64,200,each; estimate
Enclosure,"Black panels, 4 mm ACM or PP, light-tight tunnel",4.3 m2,,25,60,108,258,per m2; estimate
Enclosure,"Clear polycarbonate guard, reject zone",1.4 m2,,30,70,42,98,per m2; estimate
Enclosure,"Door hinges, handle, safety door switch",1 lot,,120,350,120,350,estimate
Conveyor,"PU round belt 6 mm, welded endless",2 x 3.8 m,,15,40,30,80,"each; PU round belt listings (RS, Amazon) plus welding"
Conveyor,"Round-belt pulleys, shaft, bearings, UHMW slide strips, side guides",1 lot,,250,700,250,700,"pulleys USD 5 to 11 each (ServoCity, REV); rest estimate"
Conveyor,"Conveyor drive: small gear motor with drive, or servo",1,,250,600,250,600,estimate
Handling,"Guided lift cylinder, 20 mm bore, 75 mm stroke",1,SMC MGPM20-75,330,450,330,450,SMC MGPM20-30 USD 322 (Misumi US) to 390 (Motion); 75 mm stroke a little more
Handling,Spindle servo 200 W with drive (encoder triggers the line-scans),1,Delta ASDA-B3 class,300,700,300,700,drive USD 119 to 200 (listings); motor and cable estimate
Handling,"Spindle head: bearing housing, timing belt, label pad, pneumatic expanding mandrel",1,machined parts,600,1800,600,1800,estimate
Handling,"Rodless cylinder 25 mm, 350 mm stroke, with paddle",1,SMC MY1B / CY3B class,400,900,400,900,estimate
Handling,"Valve terminal, FRL, tubing, fittings",1 lot,,400,1000,400,1000,estimate
Vision,"4k monochrome line-scan camera, GigE",2,Basler racer 2 r2L4096 / Hikrobot MV-CL042-91GM,857,1088,1714,2176,Basler web shop via price listing
Vision,"Line-scan lens, 50 mm",2,,300,800,600,1600,estimate
Vision,Coaxial line light,2,,295,446,590,892,made-in-china listing USD 295 to 349; Vision Datum USD 420; light186 from USD 446
Vision,"Dark-field line light, about 150 mm",4,Vision Datum LiN+ class,250,400,1000,1600,Vision Datum LiN+ USD 380
Vision,Diffuse line backlight,2,,200,400,400,800,estimate
Vision,"Colour area camera, 8 MP, GigE",2,Basler ace 2 a2A2840-14gcPRO,1119,1119,2238,2238,Basler web shop via price listing
Vision,Lens 16 mm,2,,150,400,300,800,estimate
Vision,Ring light,2,,150,400,300,800,estimate
Vision,Strobe and light controllers,2,,300,800,600,1600,estimate
Sensors,"Laser distance sensor, 50 mm range",2,Micro-Epsilon optoNCDT 1420,520,1600,1040,3200,"list from EUR 470 (Micro-Epsilon); ILD1420-25 about USD 1,600 (Radwell)"
Sensors,Photoelectric presence sensors and one through-beam,5,,50,150,250,750,each; estimate
Sensors,"Thermal camera (option, not in the total)",0 (1 optional),Optris Xi 400,2100,3000,0,0,"from EUR 1,950 (Optris); USD 2,995 (moviTHERM)"
Control,PLC for sequence and safety I/O,1,Mitsubishi FX5U-32MT or Delta class,500,1096,500,1096,"FX5U-32MT/ES USD 1,096 (Mitsubishi US shop); resale from about USD 470"
Control,"Edge PC with GPU, 4 GigE PoE ports, NixOS",1,,1500,3200,1500,3200,"qscompute buying guides 2026: USD 1,490 to 3,200"
Control,"HMI touch panel, 10 inch",1,,400,900,400,900,estimate
Control,"Safety relay, e-stop, door interlock wiring",1 lot,,300,600,300,600,estimate
Control,"Cabinet, power supply, breakers, terminals, wiring, stack light",1 lot,,800,2000,800,2000,estimate
Total,"Hardware per station, thermal camera excluded",,,,,16056,32715,sum of the lines above