Sakkary Machinery
What we have learned selling, installing and servicing machine tools in Egypt since 1958.
Machine total cost of ownership adds purchase, installation, tooling, utilities, maintenance, downtime and end-of-life costs over a defined period. Compare offers on the same production assumptions, not purchase price alone.
Calculate machinery ROI using incremental, evidence-based economic benefits and the complete investment cost. Include productive output, scrap, labor, downtime and cash-flow timing; test sensitivity before purchasing.
Factory CAPEX covers long-lived assets and project setup, while OPEX covers ongoing operating expenses. An industrial budget should distinguish both from working capital and cash-flow timing.
Calculate realistic factory capacity from available working time, process cycle times, bottlenecks, setup, downtime and quality yield. Base buying decisions on accepted output, not nameplate throughput.
Separating capital expenditure from operating expenditure helps investors understand both the initial funding requirement and the recurring cost of production. Machinery decisions should compare total ownership and operating impact, not purchase price alone.
New factory projects often lose time and money when investors select machines too early, use theoretical capacity, overlook utilities and tooling, underestimate ramp-up, or rely on undocumented assumptions.
Installation and commissioning should follow a controlled sequence covering site readiness, unloading, positioning, utilities, safety checks, commissioning, acceptance tests, operator training and documented handover.
Factory utilities must be planned before machines arrive. Electrical supply, compressed air, cooling, ventilation, drainage and other services should be checked against the actual equipment requirements and production plan.
Manufacturing cost per part should include material, machine time, labor, tooling, setup allocation, scrap or rework, secondary operations, inspection and an appropriate share of overhead.
Machine hour cost combines the costs of owning and operating a machine and divides them by productive operating hours. It is a core input for cost-per-part analysis, quotation accuracy and process comparison.
Factory layout planning arranges workstations, machines, materials, inspection and safe movement around the real production flow. Start from product routing and utility needs, not machine positions alone.
A framework for selecting an industrial city or zone in Egypt according to the actual production process, supply chain, workforce, infrastructure, customer access and long-term expansion plan
