For the product I’m building (A portable electronic scoreboard), the enclosure is large; 18″x10″. This is pushing the limits of injection molding without using a giant press. It’s certainly too large for a 50 ton press, and the 200 ton is about right. I was looking for other options and …
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For the past nearly three months, I’ve dealt with China and manufacturing in China. It has been stressful and interesting and exhausting and eye-opening. I don’t know nearly enough yet, but I know a lot, and what I’ve discovered agrees with what I’ve heard from others who have spent years …
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A buyer who is purchasing from various suppliers in China via sea and even overland, asked me a few questions about the VAT system and how the VAT rebate is sorted out between the government, exporter and buyer. Here are some highlights:
Buyer: I’d like …
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I’ve decided that it’s totally possible to get by without talking at all, and in fact may be preferable to trying to speak. When I try to initiate a transaction and say Hello in Mandarin, people assume that I can speak at least some, if not fluent, and they will …
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The following highlights are from an interview with two key subjects:
The impact of the recent factory fires in S. Asia on sourcing.
General sourcing trends as we head into 2013.
Here are some excerpts:
Q: Are new emerging production hubs such as Bangladesh that …
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