larryd:
'lower labor cost,'These things are mostly made using machines.
I am kinda tired of this labor cost argument.
When companyies don’t make 600%+ markup they drop the product line.
Don’t get me started on companies that do shipping, UPS, DHL, FEDEX etc.
Happy ThanksGiving you US guys.
The automation that has developed in China etc is incredible.
We had a production run of a product we developed, we assemble in house on demand because some customization is required.
But the internal wiring consists of fixed lengths of wire with two different connectors on each end.
There were 5 different wire assemblies, colours and length, and the connectors were a pain to hand assemble.
We got 200 of each, a low quantity by most standards, with the supplier providing the hardware, ordered and delivered in 7 working days, at a cost we could not justify even with a work experience slave , err student doing the job.
We sent a CAD file and wire and connector data.
Just a efficient as the PCB manufacturers.
We now get phonecalls from them every 3 to 6 months spruiking for orders.
Tom... 