Full Version: Know where your fasteners came from?
C.H.I.N.A. = Case Hardened In North America - HaHa
The Asian countries seem to be about to turn out good electronics, but their mechanical stuff is lacking quality control. The last company I worked for we had to order some bolts for a couping to go on a new GE gas turbine, so new it was in R&D. We had to special order 2.5" bolts for the flanges and some Asian company came in at a significantly lower price and was to build the bolt to our specs (rolled threads, etc). When we got the bolts they where so lumpy on the body that most of them didn't even go all the way in to the holes. We had to take all the bolts and skim the body on a lathe to make them work. 
It was a lot cheaper to do that then to send them back and pay fines for us not delivering the product to GE on time.
It was a lot cheaper to do that then to send them back and pay fines for us not delivering the product to GE on time.
just to play devils advocate for the "world economy". You may know where the product was made, but do you know where the raw materials came from? 
QUOTE (v7guy @ Mar 2 2006, 08:12 AM) 
just to play devils advocate for the "world economy". You may know where the product was made, but do you know where the raw materials came from?
Yep, most metals are imported from Asia due to the fact that they are significatly more cost effiective vs. the US sources. Anybody remember the tariff G W Bush put on Asian steel? There was such an uproar from the Dommestic fastener manufactures that they were instrimental in getting that tariff removed.
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