Optimally estimated competitive ability of technological equipment

A method to estimate the competitive ability of technological equipment on productivity and cost criteria, is considered. An optimal technological machine calculated on the ground of the gradient balance method according to the model of optimizing the machine-tool system, is analyzed as a basic alternative. The proposed method allows to avoid subjectivity at prescribing the basic option and weight coefficients at technical level parameters while estimating the competitive ability of proposed technological machine. The proposed method also takes into consideration manufacturing conditions that the machine-tool system is used under.