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Even if they did shift manufacturing overseas eventually, it still would have made more sense to have the initial fabrication done locally until they ramp up to
by nhebb 15y ago
Even if they did shift manufacturing overseas eventually, it still would have made more sense to have the initial fabrication done locally until they ramp up to higher volumes and dial in the process. The pictures look like a small job shop, and this doesn't look like the kind of labor intensive product that would benefit the most from being made in China. I used to work with local machine shops that would do small runs of similar complexity for a reasonable piece price. I'd be interested to know how they costed it out.
- HeyLaughingBoy 15y agoExactly what I was thinking. I keep reading about all these small machine shops all across the US desperate for work, even taking work on at a loss so they can pay part of their overhead. My guess is that they looked mainly at larger outfits that couldn't take on a small job, or they just didn't look very hard. Not blaming them: if you don't know where to get something made, it can be hard to figure out where to start looking.