It's highly dependent on what kind of factory you're talking about. In medical/aerospace or other high tech manufacturing, even equipment that sees high utiliza

It's highly dependent on what kind of factory you're talking about. In medical/aerospace or other high tech manufacturing, even equipment that sees high utilization for 3-5 years can easily keep over 70% resale value if maintained properly. However, to suggest that 60-70% capital recovery is certain is silly. Maybe if you're manufacturing high precision parts for jet engines or missiles or something but then your capex is going to be in the tens of millions before you even get started and recovering the capital could take an indefinite amount of time.