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=====New Rates Table (Subject to Change)=====

|               ^       Internal Rate             ^     External Rate         ^
^ Staff Assistance   |  $20 / hr        |  $60 / hr        |
^ Manager Assistance    |  $65 / hr      |  $170 / hr            |
^ Silane Chamber    |  $3 / hr           |  $9 / hr        |
^ Objet30 Pro Polyjet Printer    |  $12.80 / hr  + material         |  $36.52 / hr  + material       |
^ F270 and Form3 Printers    |  $3 / hr  + material         |  $9 / hr  + material       |
^ Ultimaker 3D Printers    |  $1.50 / hr  + material        |  $6 / hr  + material       |
^ Sonoplot   |  $33.50 / hr           |  $90 / hr         |
^ Active Use (All other tools)    |  $19.30 / hr          |  $60 / hr        |


This is a summary of the new recharge rates for the Lab in Elings 3430 and Innovation Workshop. These are expected to take effect sometime in the next few months. Generally, rates are increasing to keep up with rising expenses. 3D print material prices are expected to decline with updated pricing for 2023.


Please review the new rates and contact the lab manager (bdincau@ucsb.edu) if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback, or feel free to use the discussion section below.

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=====Changes to Reservations=====

Perhaps the biggest change coming up is how we will handle billing. While swipe access will still be required to enter the labs, **all lab use should be recorded through FBS reservations**. When the new rates are activated, there will be reservation options for every use case, including several "General Use" reservations for people that just need bench space or hand tools.

By logging all lab use in FBS, I will have access to a much more complete dataset for describing these labs. This will allow me to determine recharge rates more accurately in the future, while also identifying key tools for upgrade and replacement.
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/* =====How are the Rates Determined?=====

The first step is to determine a **cost recovery rate**. This calculation considers total expenses and expected lab usage to determine a minimum rate for these facilities to break even. 

The next step is to then determine appropriate rates for internal and external users. Currently, these labs are partially subsidized, which allows us to set the internal rates **lower** than the cost recovery rate. This has allowed us to keep the rates significantly lower than similar facilities across the nation. External rates are set to a multiplier above the cost recovery rate, due to University policy.

Initially, all major tool groups were evaluated independently. Besides the silane chamber, 3D printers, and Sonoplot, it was determined that each tool group should have an internal recharge rate between $19 to $21 per hour. So to simplify things, we've proposed just one rate for active use, as noted in the table above.

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