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xandcg
Rio de Janeiro, BR.
Posts 218
Joined on 09-07-2014
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No need to build in-house.
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Paul,
I don't know anything about the background oft these companies but the fact copper corrode during the building process isn't a drama. Ships hulls are mainly built of steel with the plates rusted during the building phase[1], and this isn't a problem at all but just need inspect the depth of the corrosion and blast-clean before primer/painting.
Also, the fact the connectors come from a few manufactures doesn't necessary means they are all the same but the same tooling were used. Provided the involved players are not lazy/cheap/crooks this is all about design/specifications/requirements. If you design a custom screw now and bring it to a screw industry in China, it will just take to discuss the price/quantity to have them built to your exactly design/specifications/requirements, often in a few days.
That said, if these companies are so "garage" sized they can't ever do that, because the minimum amount requested by the manufacturer is too high ($) for them, this is another story.
Of course the ability to build in-house bring a lot of advantages since testing the design is a lot of easier and can be done faster, and this is also one of the main reasons "everyone" is in China. This is quite easy to have things bespoke built, tested, and released fast without the need to acquire every piece of equipment necessary to build the final product.
[1] actually usually before since they tends to be stored outside, often for years.
Think for yourself, do not be sheep.
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