Personally I never talk costs of anything without also talking about benefits at the same time.
Having said that, we (KSU) purchased an OMAX 1515L and it is a great machine and the support from OMAX is great.
We (KSU) purchased the machine, with water level control, chiller, laminar flow waste water filter, 12 tons of garnet, several years worth of spare parts, a couple dozen mixing tubes, 3 axis head, installed, for about 130K. We had another 15K of facility work to do, wiring, plumbing, and air.
We supported 21 FIRST team in the area this year, plus the primary mission of the Engineering Technology Center at KSU.
For us, and the mission we set out to do, the benefits are well beyond the costs. If anyone is interested in replicating our experience, please contact me at
edbarker@kennesaw.edu
Great machine, great company, great service. No complaints.