Blanks, burn time and personalization that pays
Hivara is inventory and production software for laser engravers. Track wood, slate, acrylic and metal blanks by the piece, cost machine time into every job, and price personalization as the premium product it is.
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A laser engraving in Hivara
Product
Engraved Slate Coaster
SKU COASTER-SLATE
Material
Slate Coaster Blank
tracked in each · Blanks
Supplier
Timber & Tools Supply
Variations
Material, Size
Track everything that goes into a laser engraving
From raw materials to finished stock, Hivara keeps laser engravers on top of:
- lumber by the board-foot
- blanks
- finish and stain
- hardware
- sandpaper and consumables
A laser engraving in Hivara
Product
Engraved Slate Coaster
SKU COASTER-SLATE
Material
Slate Coaster Blank
tracked in each · Blanks
Supplier
Timber & Tools Supply
Variations
Material, Size
Built around how laser engravers actually work
A wall of blanks, four materials deep
Coasters in slate, signs in wood, awards in acrylic, tags in metal — each blank type with its own cost and stock. Per-material counts keep every product line ready to burn.
Machine time is a cost with a motor
A 12-minute engrave carries electricity, lens life and your machine's payback. A per-minute shop rate in each recipe prices the burn, not just the blank.
Personalized means made-to-order
Custom names can't be shelved in advance. Made-to-order flows check blank stock the moment the order lands — so 'yes, by Friday' is said from real counts.
Batch jobs, single-piece prices
Fifty wedding-favor coasters and one memorial plaque price differently. Batch recipes spread setup across the run; one-offs carry it whole — both correctly.
What a engraved slate coaster really costs
This is the math Hivara does for every product you make — every line from a real bill of materials, updated whenever a supplier price changes.
A personalized version sells at $14 on the same $1.75 base — the name is the margin.
Engraved Slate Coaster
- Slate coaster blank
- $1.15
- Laser time (8 min @ shop rate)
- $0.20
- Padding feet
- $0.10
- Sleeve + kraft box
- $0.30
A day in Hivara, for laser engravers
- 1
Shelve blanks by material
Slate, wood, acrylic and metal blanks counted by piece and size, with per-unit costs from real orders.
- 2
Recipe each product with burn time
A slate coaster: one blank, feet pads, sleeve and 8 minutes of laser at your shop rate.
- 3
Engrave and log the run
A 50-coaster wedding order deducts 50 blanks and books the batch — setup time spread across the run.
- 4
Reorder before the rush
Alerts on your workhorse blanks fire ahead of wedding season and Q4 — lead times respected.
Questions laser engravers ask
How do I price laser engraved products?
Blank plus burn time plus packaging is the floor; personalization is the premium on top. A $1.75-cost coaster at $10 plain and $14 personalized reflects what customers actually pay for — the customization, not the slate.
How do I cost laser machine time?
Set a per-minute shop rate that covers power, lens and tube wear, and the machine's payback, then put each design's burn minutes in its recipe. Long engraves stop being 'free' the day the rate exists.
How do I track engraving blanks across materials?
Each blank type — slate, wood, acrylic, metal, glass — is a counted material with its own cost. Orders draw them down by piece, and per-material alerts keep every product line stocked.
How should I price bulk engraving orders?
Spread setup and file-prep across the run and let materials scale: 50 coasters is 50 blanks plus one setup, not 50. Batch recipes quote it in a minute and protect the margin at any quantity.
Can Hivara handle personalized made-to-order engraving?
Yes — personalized items live as made-to-order products that check blank stock when ordered and draw it when burned. Ready-made and custom share the same shelf, tracked once.
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