Machines & Equipment
Add machines, calculate hourly costs, track depreciation, and schedule maintenance.
Introduction to Machines
Machines represent any equipment you use to produce your crafts. Adding them to CrafterBy lets you include their running costs in your product pricing.
Adding a Machine
Step-by-step instructions for registering a machine or piece of equipment in CrafterBy with its purchase cost, useful life, and electricity usage.
How Machine Cost per Hour Is Calculated
Reference guide to the exact formula CrafterBy uses to calculate machine cost per hour, including depreciation and electricity components.
Understanding Machine Depreciation
What depreciation means in plain terms, why it must be included in product pricing, and how straight-line depreciation works.
Tracking Machine Usage
How to record machine hours on production orders, view cumulative usage, and adjust annual hour estimates when actual usage differs from your forecast.
Scheduling Preventive Maintenance
How to set up scheduled maintenance tasks for machines, including calendar-based and hour-based triggers, to prevent unexpected breakdowns.
Recording Completed Maintenance Work
How to mark a maintenance task as completed, record parts and labour costs, and keep a full audit trail of machine service history.