smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:i get my PCBs fabricated in china
Can you even have PCBs made in America? It seems that most, I guess what some might consider, insignificant electrical components are made in China.[/quote]
you can get PCB's in US, not as cost effective: We need single layer for thermal shock and vibe testing some components and at small volumes they were like 18 bucks each, that of course includes all the engineering and such.
Yeah most electrical components are made in China and looking at the numbers it is hard to imagine anywhere else in the world be able to really compete, although as the Chinese become more american (material driven, minimum wage, insurance etc...) the labor rates over here will continue to grow (tripled in the last 3 years). Some people are saying the next big manufacturing capital could be India, but from what I have seen no company has ever been able to move there and be successful.