FoamFrameTM vs. PluckFoam

Life Cycle Cases Cost Comparison

Compare the life cycle cost of a do-it-yourself pluck foam interior versus a South-Pak engineered FoamFrame™ interior for a hypothetical set of equipment which is shipped by UPS ground just 5 times per month and UPS overnight just 2 times per month.


Initial Cost
Pluck-Foam
 FoamFrame™
Case Cost
 $150
 $125
Smaller Case
Foam
 $25
 $40
Higher Quality Foam
Other Materials
 $2
 $15
Labor *
 $0 $125

Total Initial Cost
$177
$305

Life Cycle Cost
Pluck-Foam
 FoamFrame™
Year 1 Shipping **
$ 2,640
$ 2,100
Year 2 Shipping **
 $ 2,640
$ 2,100
Year 3 Shipping **
 $ 2,640
$ 2,100
Year 4 Shipping **
 $ 2,640 $ 2,100
Interior Rebuild *** $ 27
 $ 0
Year 5 Shipping **
 $ 2,640
$ 2,100
Year 6 Shipping **
 $ 2,640
$ 2,100
Year 7 Shipping **
 $ 2,640 $ 2,100
Year 8 Shipping **
 $ 2,640 $ 2,100
Interior Rebuild *** $ 27
 $ 0
Year 9 Shipping **
 $ 2,640 $ 2,100
Year 10 Shipping **
 $ 2,640 $ 2,100

Total Life Cycle Cost
$26,454
$21,000

Recap

Pluck-Foam
 FoamFrame™
Total Initial Cost $177 $305
Total Life Cycle Cost $ 26,454 $ 21,000

Total Cost
$26,631
$21,305

A FoamFrame interior is $5,326 cheaper over a 10 year lifecycle!!!
Think how much more that number could be if your valuable items get damaged!



* Conservatively assumes no value for your labor time!

** Assumes UPS ground is $20 per shipment for the larger Pluck foam case and $17 for the smaller FoamFrame case. UPS overnight is $60 for Pluck Foam vs. $45 for FoamFrame.

*** Pluck Foam disintegrates and therefore needs replacement at least every 4 years.

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