Calculate production times and costs

Upload embroidery design, enter parameters and you’re done – quick and easy!

The Melco Calculator calculates the production times and costs of your embroidery order free of charge.

The right number of embroidery heads or the right embroidery machine


If you use the optimum number of embroidery heads, you can massively reduce your production costs. The Melco Calculator shows you easily and quickly which is the right number of embroidery heads for each job – including the savings potential.

Choosing the right number of embroidery heads can be a very big advantage in the market and allows you to stay competitive.

Calculate production time


Calculation of production time is very important in embroidery, otherwise there may be massive delays in delivery. Depending on the number of stitches, thread cuts and color changes, the results can be very different. An exact calculation is therefore highly recommended.
In Western Europe, labor costs are by far the largest cost factor in embroidery. Therefore, comparing the production times of a job on different machines can be very important. The more efficiently you use this valuable labor, the more money is left over from each job – which ultimately helps secure jobs.

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If you have multiple embroidery machines, it will also calculate which embroidery machine is the most efficient and how much can be saved. This is done based on the following factors: Operating costs, manual work, investment as well as maintenance costs and the data of the embroidery pattern.

Embroidery cost calculation


Controlling costs is essential to your success. With embroidery, this is definitely a bit more complicated and there are a lot of cost factors to consider. Set your prices too low and you lose money, and if they are too high, you lose orders. With Melco Calculator you finally have total control over your costs!

ROI for new investments


Would you like to know whether an investment in a new project or new machines is worthwhile? Calculate the return on investment, ROI for short, and you know! So you know how long it will take you to recoup your investment. The comparison shows you how much savings potential you have over a certain period of time. Now divide this cost of your investment by this amount, you get the ROI. This figure helps you to make your project palatable to investors and banks or even superiors.

Calculate your costs now