Bolster
Well-known member
I regret to report that even PLOMB has now been outsourced to China...
PLOMB now outsourced to China...
- Thread starter Bolster
- Start date
shotgunfatcat
Well-known member
hmmm. what is next?
emeraldcoupe
Well-known member
now that's funny! 
Robertob
Banned
Hahahahaha
Snap-On outsourced to Vietnam?
Art From De Leon
Well-known member
My Snap on mechanics gloves are made in Vietnam.
woody 73
Well-known member
You had me going, as I though sure all the new plomb hammers are now coming from china...
fatfillup
Well-known member
Bolster, that is funny!! ror!! rmao!!!!
I was checking out some Plumb hammers at a local electronics shop a few months ago, and all of the Plumb hammers hanging on their racks were from China.
arkangel06
Banned
I cant believe they never copied the design
Bruce Lancaster
Well-known member
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2006
- Messages
- 1,642
"I was checking out some Plumb hammers at a local electronics shop a few months ago, and all of the Plumb hammers hanging on their racks were from China."
Yeah, they've been that way since 1997 when Prumb outsourced its whole forging operation to China.
Yeah, they've been that way since 1997 when Prumb outsourced its whole forging operation to China.
Keep
Well-known member
lol...took me a minute to catch that. Nice
OT, but:
This morning's newspaper reported the Chinese are demanding intellectual property from auto makers in return for being able to sell in China. China wants to become the world leader in battery powered cars. But they don't have the technology to do that (at this time). So their "deal" with automakers worldwide is: Give us your technology and intellectual property, and you may sell here. Once we reverse-engineer what you are doing, we will compete you out of business with state-funded factories.
No surprise that automakers are unhappy with this offer, which is akin to telling somebody that you would be happy to assist in their suicide, but can you borrow their gun to help.
http://business-news.thestreet.com/...0/09/17/a/697365169-china-spooks-auto-makers/
This morning's newspaper reported the Chinese are demanding intellectual property from auto makers in return for being able to sell in China. China wants to become the world leader in battery powered cars. But they don't have the technology to do that (at this time). So their "deal" with automakers worldwide is: Give us your technology and intellectual property, and you may sell here. Once we reverse-engineer what you are doing, we will compete you out of business with state-funded factories.
No surprise that automakers are unhappy with this offer, which is akin to telling somebody that you would be happy to assist in their suicide, but can you borrow their gun to help.
http://business-news.thestreet.com/...0/09/17/a/697365169-china-spooks-auto-makers/
HandyManny
Well-known member
What did they steal the name or something? They should inherit all the legal mess that cased them to change to Proto.
ironheadtom
Well-known member
That's Ploto
johnnybentwrench
Well-known member
dude... That's good!!!!
Last edited:
OT - Last year, popular mechanics did a nice story on China's thirst for technology and what they are willing to do for it.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/3319656
Actually, if you do a quck Google search, you will find dozens of stories of China stealling everything from green technology to Russian Jets. It seems they are also willing to steal as well as blackmail for what they want.
I find it sad that America has done all it can to ensure a fair and equal trade world wide from which we have lost millions of manufacturing jobs to low paying competing nations. I am for Free Market but China does not play fair.
Now, lets return to the original discussion.
OT - Last year, Popular Mechanics did a nice story on China's thirst for technology and what they are willing to do for it.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/news/3319656
Actually, if you do a quck Google search, you will find dozens of stories of China stealling everything from Green Technology to Russian Jets. We all know how they steal trademark stuff like Nike and NFL. It seems they are willing to steal as well as blackmail for what they want.
I find it sad that America has done all it can to ensure a fair and equal trade world wide from which we have lost millions of manufacturing jobs to low paying competing nations. I am for Free Market but China does not play fair.
Now, lets return to the original discussion.