group,item,qty,example,unit_usd_low,unit_usd_high,line_usd_low,line_usd_high,source
Frame,"40x40 slot profile, cut to length",32 m (45 pieces),"8-slot 4040 (Misumi HFS8-4040 class, or Thai/Chinese generic)",11,21,354,676,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,"Cast angle brackets (24 drawn), T-nuts, screws, end caps",1 lot,,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: 100 W EtherCAT servo kit (same as the spindle), cyclic synchronous velocity",1,StepperOnline A6-EC100L2A1-M17,123,300,123,300,"USD 123.29 kit, China warehouse (StepperOnline, Oct 2026); high end allows for shipping, duty and a small belt reduction (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 kit 100 W, EtherCAT (A6-200EC drive), cyclic synchronous position; 1:6 timing belt to the spindle",1,StepperOnline A6-EC100L2A1-M17,123,300,123,300,"USD 123.29 kit, China warehouse (StepperOnline, Oct 2026); high end allows for shipping and duty (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 with a dump valve switched by the safety relay, pressure switch, 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 (the through-beam also to the conveyor drive's touch probe),5,,50,150,250,750,each; estimate
Sensors,"Cylinder position switches (lift up/down, pusher home/out, mandrel open/clamped)",6,SMC D-M9 class,25,60,150,360,each; estimate
Sensors,"Spindle incremental encoder, RS-422 line driver, 5 V, 2,000 to 2,500 pulses a turn: A/B clock both line-scans, A/B/Z to the EL5101",1,Omron E6B2-CWZ1X 2000 P/R class,53,282,53,282,"E6B2-CWZ1X 2000 P/R listing EUR 45.52 to GHH60 2500 P/R line driver EUR 187.83 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT; marketplace sellers, test on the bench); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (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,"EtherCAT station controller: fanless mini PC, Intel N100, 2 or more Intel i226-V ports, NixOS real-time tuned, station service on QiTech's open-source EtherCAT library (EtherCrab based; IgH fallback)",1,ANDAQI RS55 / MNBOXCONET P2-N100 / AIOPCWA AI201-TF,455,685,455,685,"EUR 393.99 to 455.99 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/mini-pc-barebone-netzwerk-pc-intel-n100-a2926989.html); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate)"
Control,EtherCAT coupler (the EK1101 adds an ID switch),1,Beckhoff EK1101,98,128,98,128,"EUR 85.13, 148 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-ek1101); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate)"
Control,"16 digital inputs, 24 V: photoelectric sensors, cylinder switches, safety status",1,Beckhoff EL1809,19,25,19,25,"EUR 16.53, 157 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el1809); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate)"
Control,"16 digital outputs, 24 V, 0.5 A: valves, stack light, light enable",1,Beckhoff EL2809,47,62,47,62,"EUR 41.03, 104 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el2809); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate)"
Control,"2 analog inputs, 4 to 20 mA: the two warp lasers",1,Beckhoff EL3152,241,314,241,314,"EUR 208.90 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/185886294); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate)"
Control,"Incremental encoder interface, RS-422, 5 V encoder supply: spindle encoder count and index latch",1,Beckhoff EL5101,336,437,336,437,"EUR 291.04 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/2974477757); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate)"
Control,End cap,1,Beckhoff EL9011,2,3,2,3,"EUR 1.76, 131 in stock (QiTech community shop (shop.qitech.de, new in original box from an insolvency, 19 Oct 2026, incl. 19% German VAT: shop.qitech.de/products/beckhoff-el9011); high end +30% for shipping from Darmstadt and Thai duty and VAT (estimate)"
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: 10.1 inch PCAP touch monitor, 7H glass, showing the station's browser page",1,iiyama ProLite TF1015MC-B3,360,468,360,468,"EUR 311.90 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT: geizhals.de/iiyama-prolite-tf1015mc-b3-a3228748.html); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate)"
Control,"Safety: relay for e-stop and door switch, 2 contactors in series in the drive supply (the 100 W kit has no STO), e-stop button, reset button",1 lot,"Pilz PNOZ s3 750103, Siemens 3RT2015 24 V DC coil, Schneider Harmony e-stop",300,389,300,389,"PNOZ s3 EUR 148.38, 3RT2015-1BB41 EUR 27.95 each, e-stop EUR 45.08 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026, lowest listed price incl. 19% German VAT); reset button EUR 10 (estimate); high end +30% for shipping, Thai duty and VAT or a Thai distributor (estimate)"
Control,"Cabinet, 24 V 120 W supply, breakers, terminals, wiring, shielded EtherCAT patch cables, stack light",1 lot,Mean Well SDR-120-24 supply,800,2000,800,2000,"estimate; Mean Well SDR-120-24 from EUR 38.87 and shielded Cat5e patch cables from EUR 0.62 (geizhals.de, 19 Oct 2026)"
Total,"Hardware per station, thermal camera excluded",,,,,16671,32681,sum of the lines above