[sdiy] My frustration as a technician..

[cheater00 .]

Hi Jay,
most niche equipment doesn't get produced in such amounts. Most synth
modules never leave double digits.. saving a penny per unit doesn't
bring amazing $aving$.

Cheers,
D.

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Jay Schwichtenberg <jays at aracnet.com> wrote:
> Yep, that's the way it works.
>
> If you are saving a $0.01 (or even less) in making a millon or even more
> items that's a lot of money in your pocket. Getting  rid of that one
> resistor in the circuit, shrinking the board by 0.1 sq inch, not drilling
> those extra test fixture pads all adds up.
>
> It seems there is a new trend starting to happen though. When all this
> manufacturing went to China they just sent everything to be built there. Now
> it seems that a lot of small volume manufacturiung is moving back to the
> states. In a number of cases dealling with the hassles of doing the work
> overseas became more expensive than just doing them here.
>
> Jay S.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of John Speth
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 2:34 PM
> To: cheater00 .; Terry Shultz
> Cc: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] My frustration as a technician..
>
>> Rob, Dave, John, what do you guys say: does it really cost that much
> more to
>> put holes in your PCBs? Serious question.
>
> Yes, it really does.  Every little thing contributes to cost.  Generally,
> the smaller the better (lower product weight, less material, lower
> shipping cost, etc).  Pennies count in a world where customers demand low
> prices and capitalists demand high return on investment.
>
> If the maker of a product could see a higher profit in making products
> with thru hole, it'd be on the street in no time.  It'll probably never
> happen though.
>
> JJS
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