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Unread 28-09-2011, 20:47
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Re: Need New Manufacturing Contacts

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I think he's looking for jobshops to make parts and ship them to 221 directly, rather than open up a new "facility".
Exactly. We need new shops to help us manufacture our products.

These small specialty shops can be hard to come by because they don't usually have an internet presence.

We are able to keep our prices low by leveraging smaller shops with less overhead....we don't currently have the luxury of ordering large quantities.

Plus we need personal relationships. New product development might entail tolerancing studies, fixture designs or creativity in the manufacturing techniques. We like to use that personal relationship to make the products better in every aspect.

As long as the shop is in the US we're interested to meet them.
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