Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t...
by narrator on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:05PM
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A lot of u.s manufacturing capability for electronics is paid for by military contracts. The U.S manufacturers don't even try to compete with China because military contractors are not allowed to make stuff there.
Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t...
by yrgulation on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:57PM
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Why shouldnt the us and the eu plus friends manufacture bluetooth headsets with the aid of high tech robotics? As soon as that type of high volume low price manufacturing moves back you will see a lot more innovation. This will only benefit everyone’s progress including in non aligned countries. The r&d and training to build and create robotics would be rather welcome.
Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t...
by icelancer on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @06:13PM
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>> Why shouldnt the us and the eu plus friends manufacture bluetooth headsets with the aid of high tech robotics?
Because:
>> high volume low price manufacturing
Is not possible in the US or EU.
The US was never a bluetooth headphone manufacturing powerhouse. We make other stuff, and we should continue to make the high value goods we are specialized in, not consumer trinkets for low wages. Value added in manufacturing is far more important, and building headphones doesn't do that. Leave that to some other place.
I suspect that you have been listening to too much news entertainment. The US manufacturing industry is as big as it's ever been in terms of real output (not jobs). There has more than a trillion dollars in expansion since the pre-covid peak in manufacturing. The US is #2 in the world for gross manufacturing output, and in the top 10 for value add.