Destin in smart day every day Recently 4 years later released a cruel honest video about efforts to create a simple product in USA and failing. Most people do not understand why it is so difficult, and what is wrong in our manufacturing. Let’s take a deep look.
Why is it so difficult to build in America?
Brief answer? The infrastructure is not yet.
Patrick is currently trying a big baby Bib made of silicon. You can argue that it is one of the simplest products in existence because it is literally 1 part. But to make that bibb, you need molds, and most of the molds are not made in the USA, but even if you have molds, participate in other Patrick issues.
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Mold size boundaries – American manufacturers approached Patrick, saying that their design was huge for compression molding, which has not been an issue in China.
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Minimum Order Quantity – Patrick wants his first run to test the market to be 2,000 to 5,000 units. Most American factories require minimum 20,000 to 100,000 units.
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Packaging – Factory making silicone products in USA do not want to deal with packaging.
Even when he received a US quotation, it came out of $ 20 per unit in China compared to $ 2- $ 5. And it is before dealing with the tooling cost; $ 25,000 for the mold to be done in Puerto Rico (where he currently lives).
Destin ran into the same walls. His brush used a simple quarter-twenty bolts-an incredibly common object. But the sourcing-in-USA made it meant to pay four times the cost compared to the foreign-made bolts. And in many cases, the products being marketed in the form of “Meds in the USA” are not being done. In Destin’s video, he bought a knob as it was built in the United States, actually from Costa Rica.
This is not a factory, it is a hundred
One of the biggest misconceptions about manufacturing is that there is a single factory where raw materials go to one side and roll the finished products out of the other. This is a fantasy. In fact, most products require dozens of suppliers:
The simple product I could find in my office was a pocket knife. It has only a few components, but each is built in a separate factory.
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A factory for plastic handle
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One for metal parts
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One for glue
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One for screw
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Another -cardboard, printing, folding for packaging
This is why make China so effective – not only their low labor costs, but their better project management. They have created the entire ecosystems, where you can collect, collect, print, package and ship – all can coordinate by a single manufacturer that manages every step for you.
If you try to make your product in the USA, then you must personally source each component and manage every aspect of the supply chain. If you have your product in China, a manufacturer will fight to win the entire project. They will source each component, and they will not charge you for this work.
When I reached a glass factory to custom Hot sauce bottles Made, I was surprised when they told me that they wanted to manage the production of my wooden lids, metal inserts, fancy labels and complex boxes.
Why don’t most businesses not try
You can go to Alibaba right now and find any type of manufacturer imaginative, and you can immediately send them a personal message. Within a few hours, even during the night in China, you will find a response from someone wishing to bend backwards to achieve your business and to manage production from beginning to end.
Not only is it more difficult to find American manufacturers, but when you call them, they will not pick up the phone, they won’t call you back, and they will actively try to remove you as they are not interested in small production runs.
Destin did not make Clever With profit in mind. He wanted to make it in the USA to prove a point and create materials for his YouTube channel. But after four years, he could still not get every part in the United States. If someone has been emotional, smart, and determined because he cannot succeed after four years, which business is – whose only goal is to turn on a profit – will it ever try?
What does “Made in America” mean?
According to FTC, a product can be “made in USA” if “all or virtually all” components are built and manufactured domesticly. How many products can the truth claim that there are “virtually all” of their components in the United States?
Destin is fully built in the United States of Destin, but as of now, he is uncertain as to where the rope is from, Ghundi is from Costa Rica, and he ordered a group of additional chainmels from India when he could not keep his American supply, and he realized that it was actually from China.
Is Olivam hot sauce Made in America? You probably won’t say because even though the sauce is built in Florida, the box and bottle have been made in China. But if this is your situation, then you also have to accept that no other hot sauce can also claim it, as every generic hot sauce bottle in the USA is produced in another country. And to take it even further, almost every food item in the US is packed in foreign -made plastic and glass containers.
So what is the solution?
Manufacturing in the US is possible-but only with large-scale long-term investment. It is not just about opening a factory. This is about the reconstruction of an entire network: Project Manager, Equipment Maker, Parts Suppliers, Goods System and Quality Control Team.
We need a serious, multi-additional encouragement to encourage new generations to go to trades such as tools and dye-a time-respectful profession is now earning average-average wages.
Tariffs can be a small piece of this puzzle, but the cost of manufacturing in the USA is 5–10 times higher than China, we do not need 30% tariff; We actually require 500% -1000% tariff to move the needle, and the implementation that will destroy our economy and slow down growth. If everyone is very poor to buy anything, then no one will invest in factories.
It is still worth supporting
If you are reading it, I hope you take a moment to watch and buy Destin’s video CleverThis is not cheap. But he opened the curtain on how much our system was broken, and he did it with integrity, honesty and patience.
