Plexus might be another US out-sourcing company. Manufacturing(and jobs) in the US have collapsed due to cheap Asian costs and in general until the US passes legislation to have things manufactured in the US, jobs and money will continue to fly out of the country. The consumer would pay more to have things made here but it will keep vastly more money and jobs here in the US, Canada, and Australia. With more money staying at home, instead of in foreign hands. The amount of US dollars owned abroad is staggering due to selling products back to the US that should be made in here. The only advantage to all of this is cheaper manufacturing for companies and cheaper consumer goods. Do you want the laws and legislation passed to have goods made here? Then are you willing to pay more for goods to have many more jobs and vastly more money stay at home? Until a law is passed, in the mean time DO buy Made in the USA, Canada, and Australia products as a first choice in your shopping habits. Until then we will also be temped something like this: Boy, the Chinese made Crecent Wrench that is half-the-price will be hard to pass up.
Although Minelab do manufacture their Pulse Induction SD/GPX gold machines in Australia.
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,26424827-5003680,00.html
Minelab's $6m sale to India
December 01, 2009 10:00am
MINELAB is preparing to send its first shipment of mine detectors overseas, as part of a $6 million deal struck with the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. The contract to supply 3000 detectors to the Indian government is a coup for the Torrensville(South Australia) firm, which has recorded ``exceptional'' first-half sales. He says Minelab's strong performance - from sales of its countermine, consumer range and gold mine products - is expected to impact significantly and positively on its parent company Codan's first-half results. Buoyant market conditions for its gold detection equipment also prompted Minelab to employ 50 extra people since August, Mr Charlesworth says. ``The rise in the price of gold as we all know is quite phenomenal, over $US1100 an ounce, as increased prospecting activity occurs around the world,'' he says. "We are seeing an old-fashioned gold rush at the moment, driven by the price of gold, and our machine is quite unique in its ability to find gold. We are running three shifts a day trying to make enough product.'' He says Codan's first-half profit is likely to be a record.
And Minelab(Codan) will save another $500,000 by closing their Irish manufacturing, and have that manufacturing done in Malaysia instead by Plexus.
I also know Whites does manufacture in the USA. I think Tesoro(AZ), Garrett(TX), and Fisher may also? Does anyone know?
And also I forgot to add this below from BarnacleBill:
"They(Minelab) are putting their manufacturing in the hands of a very large 25 year old U.S. company(Plexus)."
