Injection-molding cost estimation system

An injection molding estimation method comprising the steps of:

• storing a mold estimation function for each of a plurality of cost items of a mold used to produce a molded product by injection molding, and a mold estimation reference value table for recording mold estimation reference values in association with prescribed conditions;
• acquiring a fabrication condition of the molded product;
• reading the mold estimation function and one of the mold estimation reference values corresponding to the acquired fabrication condition;
• estimating cost of the mold based on the mold estimation function and one of said mold estimation reference values;
• and
• outputting a cost estimation result of the mold.

An injection molding estimation program installed in an estimation system having storage and a data processing unit, and an output unit, the program carrying out the steps of;

• causing the storage to store a mold estimation function for each of cost items of a mold used to produce a molded product by injection molding, and to store mold estimation reference values in association with prescribed conditions;
• causing the data processing unit to acquire a fabrication condition of the molded product;
• causing the data processing unit to read the mold estimation function and one of the mold estimation reference values from the storage corresponding to the acquired fabrication condition;
• causing the data processing unit to estimate cost of the mold based on the mold estimation function and said one of the mold estimation reference values;
• and
• causing the output unit to output a cost estimation result of the mold.