Quality and occupational safety
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Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
Or why the west can't compete!
Jesus H, somebody grab a broom and sweep up the floor.
I like the outfits. One guy looks like he's about to head off to the disco. One gal looks like she's about to give birth on the shop floor.
Can't quite make out the manufacturer name on the insulators...if I could I might just stay away from that particular brand.
I like the outfits. One guy looks like he's about to head off to the disco. One gal looks like she's about to give birth on the shop floor.
Can't quite make out the manufacturer name on the insulators...if I could I might just stay away from that particular brand.
ps. I like the testing bench. Looks like the inside of the Heathkit model airplane radio I made back in '72.
Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
I can't wait to screw a set of these into one of my Ford engines. Not. No fucking way.
Good point, perhaps they are contracted by a bigger supplier to make these. You would be gobsacked if you knew how much " high tech" F1 stuff is made in small farmyard sheds, this does not detract anything from the finished product.
Bob
Many complain about laws in the US (and I'm sure in Britain) and these photos show why laws are created. Safety is not given any consideration, the sound inside this place must be deafening, you've got loose clothing everywhere with unprotected moving equipment. Shameless, I'm with Cliff, if I knew the manufacture of these plugs, I'd never buy them again.
Pete McCluskey.
Lifetime Supporter
The reason these places survive is because we buy the products. How much stuff that you buy is made in China?
Larry's got a point there, and I'm quite sure if you look hard enough you'll find similar facilities in Mexico!
On the other side of the coin of course, many shrewd Western companies opened their own totally owned factories in Chine.
This is Behringer City. Mr Uli Behring a nice young German chap made his name in Europe by reverse engineering competitors leading pro audio products (it is alleged) and bringing them to the market at a budget price, proving that there's nothing new under the sun. He then went the whole hog and moved his entire operation to China. The staff have the very best of welfare and wages and there is stiff competition to get a job in his "city".
Now, he has bought up many of his high flying competitors companies. I quite like this chap but wouldn't want to be his business rival.
Anyway, the point is, the Chinese (or even Japanese) didn't invent this cut throat way of business, and yes, the market responds to cheap products but as Uli has proved, cheap doesn't necessarily mean nasty. You'll find sweat shops like the spark plug factories all over the world. But you'll also find the Uli Behringers too, who give something back to the workforce.
On the other side of the coin of course, many shrewd Western companies opened their own totally owned factories in Chine.
This is Behringer City. Mr Uli Behring a nice young German chap made his name in Europe by reverse engineering competitors leading pro audio products (it is alleged) and bringing them to the market at a budget price, proving that there's nothing new under the sun. He then went the whole hog and moved his entire operation to China. The staff have the very best of welfare and wages and there is stiff competition to get a job in his "city".
Now, he has bought up many of his high flying competitors companies. I quite like this chap but wouldn't want to be his business rival.
Anyway, the point is, the Chinese (or even Japanese) didn't invent this cut throat way of business, and yes, the market responds to cheap products but as Uli has proved, cheap doesn't necessarily mean nasty. You'll find sweat shops like the spark plug factories all over the world. But you'll also find the Uli Behringers too, who give something back to the workforce.
Jim Rosenthal
Supporter
Behringer got caught stealing their competitors' ideas in pro audio and got nailed by the courts. He is a clever fellow, but a prick.
Better to buy stuff from a firm who do their own engineering etc. EAW, Mackie, etc.
Better to buy stuff from a firm who do their own engineering etc. EAW, Mackie, etc.
Plagiarism is the cornerstone of that industry - he just took it to a whole new level (it is alleged). He also put affordable products into the hands of thousands of talented people who couldn't afford a premium brand. Perhaps the industry as such, missed that opportunity..
And he didn't cut and run, he reinvested into that amazing facility and bought up many of the brands he had plagiarised and by so doing ensured their survival.
So, he may well be a prick but a righteous one!
And he didn't cut and run, he reinvested into that amazing facility and bought up many of the brands he had plagiarised and by so doing ensured their survival.
So, he may well be a prick but a righteous one!
