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Re:What We Learned Making a Plastic Injection Mold with a Ch... by vjk800 on Monday October 09, 2023 @11:22AM (#37821373)
If all those points are true, why would anyone use the Western suppliers? Since they keep on business, someone must.

It's interesting that China usually has the reputation of producing low quality crap, but somehow they get the large scale manufacturing right.

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Re:What We Learned Making a Plastic Injection Mold with a Ch... by azurezyq on Monday October 09, 2023 @01:09PM (#37822644)
Chinese can manufacturer a wide range of products, high-end or low-end. Budget matters. Do not expect high quality things if you are ordering for dollar tree.
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Re:What We Learned Making a Plastic Injection Mold with a Ch... by anymouse123456 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:06AM (#37829609)
Exactly this. It feels like folks still haven't figured out that their beloved and highly profitable idevices are made in China.
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Re:What We Learned Making a Plastic Injection Mold with a Ch... by anymouse123456 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @04:05AM (#37829600)
Many Western manufacturers are being kept afloat by the extreme largesse of the defense, aerospace and medical industries who each have specific, reasonable problems with offshoring.

Were it not for those supply chain constraints, these companies would almost all disappear overnight.

That's a terrifying proposition, as we're in no position to compete with China.

Yeah, China earned a bad rap in many ways, but there are lots of companies there that have figured out how to do excellent business with westerners. See JLCPCB and PCBWay as two examples.

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