willowdale
Fractal Fanatic
There is a reason Rolex is not made in China.
What are you talking about......I can sell you a great looking Rolex made in China
There is a reason Rolex is not made in China.
Who said it was assembled by Fractal employees? I'm fairly certain they weren't doing component soldering and that's the bulk of the assembly. I'm also certain final QA was, and still will be, done by Fractal employees here in the USA before any units ship. No way would Cliff let go of that quality control. He just bought a big, new warehouse to put all the stuff in to handle all of this stuff too.
I don't see how that changes based on where parts are populated on to boards and boards are screwed on to chassis. I think they still love what they do. Don't you?
I'm quite positive the Fractal team's involvement in the QA and final inspection of the products will be the same as what it was when the units were manufactured in the USA.
Excellent examples!
Out of curiosity, how does Fractal QC it's products? Are Fractal employees doing the QC? Is it a random sampling of a production run or is each unit individually QC'd when it arrives from China or wherever?
I know regardless of where a product is manufactured/assembled that sometimes defects arise during manufacturing/assembly and quite often those defects only become evident later on. I'm just curious as to what the process is more than anything.
Could be coming soon....
It's hard to compete in the US when taxes / tariffs are lower if you build overseas and ship back versus start to finish in the US.
Their government offers subsidies which keep their manufacturing costs low, or so I've read.
I doubt anyone does, but I can only speak for myself. No, I don't believe that. Just business in the USA...plain and simple........Does anyone here believe they do it just to park another Lambo on their driveways ? So far I had the impression they were really passionate about the products they develop.
I will say when I sold my old boss pedals the first thing I was asked was were they made in Japan or Taiwan. They were Japanese and apparently that made them more valuable?!
Changing the manufacturer is always a risk. Wouldn't wonder if FAS held the current assembly line as a backup for a while until they can be sure the MIC unit meet the standards.
Are you implying the AX8's that were assembled in the US are going to be worth more?I will say when I sold my old boss pedals the first thing I was asked was were they made in Japan or Taiwan. They were Japanese and apparently that made them more valuable?!
Final test, programming and QC will still be done in the US. We test and inspect every unit. We do not do random sampling. Every single unit is put through a full functional test and inspection. A second QC operation is then performed prior to shipping. Costs more but results in less returns due to defects.