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The United States and Europe still have the capability to make these casings, but it's "too expensive." I imagine so is Japan for that matter.

by User23 4y ago

valdiorn 4y ago
When I was looking at machining in China (I built some aluminium guitar prototypes) the cost between European fabricators and China wasn't just significant - it was an order of magnitude. I got a handful of absolutely impeccable prototypes from my Chinese manufacturers, for about 350 USD a piece. The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls quoted about 10-15k per unit.
- fakedang 4y ago
  I'll be honest, pricing in Europe is bonkers for many other sectors too. We are investing into a drug development project, and had to choose a clinical trial partner. A small no-name European CRO quoted us ~$40 million. An established Indian company with a track record of launching FDA approved products in the US market quoted us $4 million. And they were supposed to be the "marquee" option.
- andrewmcwatters 4y ago
  That's two orders of magnitude!
- Oxidation 4y ago
  > The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls Sounds familiar. Just getting someone local to take your money is like pulling teeth sometimes. Eventually went with someone halfway across the the country mostly because they actually bothered to reply at all.
- Lio 4y ago
  We need a government that's serious about lowering the cost of energy in the UK. Given how much is available and how cheap it is, it's crazy to do things like ban on-shore wind.
- ashwagary 4y ago
  >The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls As a client, I do notice communication is lacking when dealing with western manufacturers. Many act like they simply dont care about your business.
Lio 4y ago
I think the main point about manufacturing in India is that it's a condition of access to the Indian market and that market is growing.

The United States and Europe still have the capability to make these casings, but it's "too expensive." I imagine so is Japan for that matter.

by User23 4y ago

The United States and Europe still have the capability to make these casings, but it's "too expensive." I imagine so is Japan for that matter.

valdiorn 4y ago

When I was looking at machining in China (I built some aluminium guitar prototypes) the cost between European fabricators and China wasn't just significant - it was an order of magnitude. I got a handful of absolutely impeccable prototypes from my Chinese manufacturers, for about 350 USD a piece. The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls quoted about 10-15k per unit.

fakedang 4y ago
I'll be honest, pricing in Europe is bonkers for many other sectors too. We are investing into a drug development project, and had to choose a clinical trial partner. A small no-name European CRO quoted us ~$40 million. An established Indian company with a track record of launching FDA approved products in the US market quoted us $4 million. And they were supposed to be the "marquee" option.
andrewmcwatters 4y ago
That's two orders of magnitude!
Oxidation 4y ago
> The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls Sounds familiar. Just getting someone local to take your money is like pulling teeth sometimes. Eventually went with someone halfway across the the country mostly because they actually bothered to reply at all.
Lio 4y ago
We need a government that's serious about lowering the cost of energy in the UK. Given how much is available and how cheap it is, it's crazy to do things like ban on-shore wind.
ashwagary 4y ago
>The few UK machine shops that even bothered answering my emails and phonecalls As a client, I do notice communication is lacking when dealing with western manufacturers. Many act like they simply dont care about your business.

Lio 4y ago

I think the main point about manufacturing in India is that it's a condition of access to the Indian market and that market is growing.