On 14/06/2015 8:27 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/14/2015 9:04 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> The primary reason that most manufactured products are made in other
>> countries is simply because the US hasn't the skilled labor force
>> anymore to produce those products... also OSHA and the EPA won't allow
>> the US to compete... all US retailers sell imported products, they
>> have no choice... but Walmart maintains the scrictest QC.
>>
>
> Last week I met with a purchasing manager for a company making a product
> here in CT. Some of their parts are made in China because he cah get a
> better part at a much better price.
>
> Low labor intensive parts can be made here as cheap, but high labor
> intensity and robotic welded parts are better from China.. He can buy
> everything in the US, but then his product would cost more and he cannot
> sell it.
>
My microscope camera was actually made in Canada!!! But because of the
market,
it was priced in US$.
Graham