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I fear it might even be too late. Tech-hotspots like Shenzhen are so highly specialized on producing any kind of tech extremely fast, that the Western world can
by foepys 9y ago
I fear it might even be too late. Tech-hotspots like Shenzhen are so highly specialized on producing any kind of tech extremely fast, that the Western world cannot replicate that without massive costs that would instantly double all hardware prices. The kind of expertise needed to create those manufacturing powerhouses might not even be in Western hands anymore.
Nowadays, if you are a hardware start-up that needs specialized components, you don't start in the EU or NA - you go to Shenzhen to get your prototypes cheap and super fast. Often within two days from design to working prototype.
- skookumchuck 9y agoNationalizing the tech sector will have a negative impact on its growth and innovation.
- antoniuschan99 9y agoIt's actually not totally true. There are tons of pcb fabs in NA. But it's a lot cheaper in China. R&D costs are just more expensive here or it takes longer vs in Shenzen. 3d printing has also drastically reduced time to production as you can iterate the design during development.
- foepys 9y agoTesla has just found out that producing 100 cars a week is absolutely different than producing 5,000 cars a week. The same applies to every other product. A few PCB fans will not have the expertise to build factories that output millions of PCBs a month.
- pm90 9y agoThis is interesting. Is the problem here a lack of skilled labor force to do so? I'm wondering what prevents the US from having vocational programs to teach American workers those skills and kickstart that kind of manufacturing again.