fredswain posted:I've dealt with Chinese and American injection molding companies at work. I've had molds made in the US and the parts made locally. Finding an American injection molding company is easy. They are just very expensive by comparison. I've had a mold made in China and then sent to a US company to produce the parts here. No, the Chinese government does not own part of it. You do pay a premium to take possession of it though.
I think we agree on the mold ownership issue. I do work for a company that tools and manufactures in China. I know for a fact if we told the current tooling holders we were picking up the tooling and sending it stateside there would be a large fee or the tooling would meet with a horrible accident making it scrap value only. Saw that last one happen to a competitor.
But release our tooling with no strings....not happening.
