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Payback calculator — hand tying vs TEK Tying Tool
tonnes
40,000 tonnes = 18,144,000 ties. By hand, that is about 27,275 person-hours (≈ 273 days with 10 workers). With TEK, 5,633 person-hours (≈ 56 days).
Jobsite parameters
coils / 1,000 t
= 453.6 ties per tonne (at 210 ties/coil)
workers
Used to compute job days and the number of TEK tools.
h / day
$ / h
TEK equipment
$ / tool
TK-660: $1,300. Enter 0 if the tool is loaned or already owned.
Measured data — cost and time per tie
Hand tying Current
| Roll length | 3,622 in |
| Wire per tie | 8.5 in |
| Ties per roll | 426.1 |
| Roll price | $2.55 |
| Time for 17 ties | 1 min 32 s |
| Time per tie | 5.4 s |
| Wire cost / tie | $0.0060 |
TEK coil With TEK
| Coil length | 1,260 in |
| Wire per tie | 6 in |
| Ties per coil | 210 |
| varies by country | $ |
| Time for 17 ties | 19 s |
| Time per tie | 1.1 s |
| Wire cost / tie | $0.0238 |
Measured speed (17 ties: 92 s hand vs 19 s TEK)4.8x faster
Field comparison
Manual tying vs. TEK Tying Tool
Watch both methods work on the same rebar assembly. The side-by-side demonstration puts the measured tying-time difference into context.
Competition: Manual vs. TEK Tying Tools — 1:33
Comparison — tying time
Hand tying Current
Person-hours
27,275 h
Job days (tying)
272.8 days
TEK Tying Tool With TEK
Person-hours
5,633 h
Job days (tying)
56.3 days
Result — estimated payback
Estimated total project savings
$356,134
$981,388 → $625,254
36 %
cost reduction
Hand tying cost
| Labor | $872,809 |
| Tie wire (42,580 rolls) | $108,578 |
| Total | $981,388 |
TEK cost
| Labor | $180,254 |
| Coils (86,400) | $432,000 |
| Tools (10) | $13,000 |
| Total | $625,254 |
Tying time saved
216.4 days
Faster delivery = building available sooner.
TEK coils to order
86,400 coils
18,144,000 ties ÷ 210 ties/coil. Replaces 42,580 rolls of tie wire.
Tool paid back after
140.9 t
Per tool: about 20 h of use. Saving of $9.2 per tonne.
$ / day
e.g. rental revenue, avoided late penalties, avoided fixed jobsite costs.
Field-measured data. Hand tying: 3,622 in roll at $2.55, 8.5 in per tie, 17 ties in 1 min 32 s. TEK coil: 1,260 in, 6 in per tie, 17 ties in 19 s. Consumption: 2,160 TEK coils per 1,000 t of steel. TEK coil price adjusts by country. Hours are person-hours; job days depend on the number of workers.