How much does it cost · sheet metal
Short answer: the price of a sheet metal part is built from six blocks: material and nesting, cutting, bending, welding, finishing, hardware and assembly. A simple cut and bent part sells for €3 to €6 per kilo, a welded and coated part €6 to €14, complex or stainless work €14 to €25 and more (source: QuoteBuddy).
By the RFQdecoder team · updated 27 September 2026
A six-block part can carry four or five separate setups, each spread over the batch. That is why the unit price drops fast as quantity rises.
| Benchmark | Published value |
|---|---|
| Fibre laser, fully burdened | €90 to €160 per hour |
| Press brake, fully burdened | €60 to €95 per hour |
| Welder hour, fully burdened | €45 to €80 per hour |
| Powder coating, single coat | €20 to €65 per m² |
| Simple cut and bent part | €3 to €6 per kilo |
| Welded and coated part | €6 to €14 per kilo |
| Complex or stainless part | €14 to €25 per kilo and more |
Source: QuoteBuddy, 2026 benchmarks in euros.
QuoteBuddy prices a 2 mm steel enclosure: 0.57 m² and 8.9 kg of blanks, 78% nesting yield, 6.2 m of cut, 12 bends, 4 corner seams and 8 studs, 1.1 m² coated, 8 inserts.
| Item | Per part |
|---|---|
| Material and nesting | €12.00 |
| Laser cutting | €3.20 |
| Laser setup, spread | €3.60 |
| Bending | €5.00 |
| Brake setup, spread | €1.50 |
| Welding | €13.00 |
| Powder coating | €26.00 |
| Hardware and assembly | €6.40 |
| Cost per part | €70.70 |
With a 25% margin, the enclosure sells for about €94 each, or €10.60 per kilo. Powder coating is the largest item: 37% of cost.
Laser and brake setups weigh €127.50 for the batch. Spread over the quantity, they change the price of the same part.
| Quantity | Cost per part | Price per part, 25% margin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €193.10 | €257.47 |
| 10 | €78.35 | €104.47 |
| 25 | €70.70 | €94.27 |
| 100 | €66.88 | €89.17 |
RFQdecoder calculation from the published figures: laser and brake setups spread over the quantity, other items kept constant.
QuoteBuddy publishes €3 to €6 per kilo for a simple cut and bent part, €6 to €14 for a welded and coated part, and €14 to €25 and more for complex or stainless work.
QuoteBuddy gives €90 to €160 per hour for a fibre laser and €60 to €95 for a press brake, fully burdened 2026 costs.
QuoteBuddy gives €20 to €65 per m² for a single coat. In its enclosure example, coating weighs €26 out of €70.70 cost.
Each machine needs a setup, paid once per batch. On the enclosure published by QuoteBuddy, these setups take the cost from €70.70 at 25 parts to €193.10 for a single part, by our calculation.
Price six blocks, material, cutting, bending, welding, finishing and assembly, spread the setups over the batch, then apply the margin.
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