> It's a shame such (one would think) crucial services are so underdeveloped locally. Well, the domestic PCB shops are in a catch-22 local minimum. They don't

> It's a shame such (one would think) crucial services are so underdeveloped locally. Well, the domestic PCB shops are in a catch-22 local minimum. They don't move enough volume which means they can't optimize and automate every step which then means that they can't move the same volume as China which means ... This one infuriates me as it could be fixed but nobody does. However ... PCBs have a lot of toxic glop and emissions. How do you contain and dispose of it all? How do you prevent people from breathing it? China doesn't really care all that much about those considerations and that adds quite a bit to prices.