THE TRUTH ABOUT COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - PART 2
I was very pleased to see so many people read my thoughts and to comment on them. This is one of the single most important issues today. It has a direct impact on safety.
I noticed the comment written by Romu from Spain. Thank you Romu for your comments. This is a site where we can exchange ideas and I wish more would comment. Romu said he does not agree but in fact he proved he does. He named his company and he named his country. He is proud of both and so he should be. Of course what I said about Spanish flanges still stands, but they do not refer to his great company.
A few weeks ago I saw a huge order ready to leave China for Korea. Buttweld fittings, square cut. All the Koreans will do is bevel them and stamp them. So no traceability, no markings of any kind, no heat number, no standard marks, no testing and no QA. Do not think for one second that any Korean contractor would use these in Korea. They will all be exported, mostly to America to beat the dumping duty and to beat the Chinese image. In fact these fittings were made in dozens of little farmer factories - made from end cuts of pipe, old line pipe, fake seamless (welded pipe with the weld ground down) radius of LR 90 is 1.35 instead of 1.5 - many many other corners cut. Then collected at one idle factory before shipping to Korea and elsewhere.
Right down the road a few miles is a world leader in Buttweld fittings manufacturing - so why didn't the Koreans buy there? They saved 20% by buying junk and the Americans don't know what they are buying.
Does anyone think this is a good idea to buy these kind of fittings?
How can anyone argue that you must scrap your AML and go out build a new AML and really visit the factories and approve the real factory yourself.
Get rid of your ideas about Chinese quality - China is a country - not a manufacturer. The highest quality flange factories in the world are located in China - foreign owned mind you - but located on Chinese soil.
Is price the most important issue - does quality not matter at all?
WENZHOU SINCO STEEL CO.,LTD - manager
8 年the smart korean buy from china then sell all around world.the more "smart".business man do not.know their supplier provide is what they always dismissive to purchase
Anhui Sailing Hi-Tech Metals Co.,Ltd -Director of Oversea Business Dept
8 年I like your point,Tom!and totally agree with you.I've been in this line for many years, have seen many of those kind of customer from America, and i almost lose faith in their business. I hope more and more clients in USA could see this comments.
Shanghai Representative at WenZhou LanTian Manufacturer of SS Fitting, Flange, Supplier of piping package products
8 年I really agree with Thomas, reasonable price equal high quality for manufacturer, we're proud that our trusted customer rely on us for their business.