Machining centres case file: reshoring bicycle components with help from a fourth axis

URLhttp://www.machinery.co.uk/machinery-features/fanu
SourceMachinery
Date Published08/22/2016
Author NameWill Dalrymple
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Superstar Components
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Domestically, the work will be done:In-house
Country(ies) from which reshored:Taiwan, Province of China
City reshored to:Reshored to Lincoln, UK
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Fabricated Metal Products, Hobbies (subset of Miscelaneous)
Product(s) reshoredbicycle pedals
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive?Loss of control
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Automation/technology, Lead time/Time to market
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