Opinion Coronavirus Holding up LED suppliers

I work for a furniture store and we are having issues getting supply from China, I guess we are lucky the tariffs led us to sourcing more product from countries other than China.

 

There's nothing like a good contingency plan to help keep your lights on and your door open.


JB

 

The old issue of having the majority of one's income coming from one client could easily apply to having the majority of one's source of inputs coming from one supplier or even one country of origin.

 

U.S. companies spend $80 billion a year for auto parts made in China. Look for new automobile shortages in the near future.

 

Just make certain you have your mask on next time you venture into one of those 40' containers!

 

Speaking of shipping containers....

We bought a really nice 20 foot brand new (one-trip) container 3 years ago for a sandblast booth. A colleague I know is also considering getting one to do the same. Some container companies are only offering 7-day price quotes as the situation in China continues to play out.

Granted, the container he's purchasing has been state-side for months so there's no risk of contamination, but as the regional supply begins to dwindle you gotta expect something to change.


JB

 

Don't order from China, support US manufacturing

 

China is going thru plagues.
Huge Crisis may be on the horizon.

 

I bet your American Made Signs started from ACM made in Chiner..

 

Easier said than done

 

We were sourcing a little under 18% or less from China pre-traiffs, not sure where that number stands now.

 

Well, I sell a ton on amazon and am part of several amazon seller communities. I also have many friends in China. Most factories are on lockdown until the first week of March. Starting in March, the government is supposedly sending in inspectors to make sure Everything has been disinfected. The problem is that there are not nearly enough inspectors to do this and factories don’t know the extent of the workers who are sick or recovering. According to a pastor I know over there, things are much worse than we know. Thankfully for me, everything I sell is made in the good ole USA with products manufactured in the USA...

 

I heard the same thing about the real conditions over there. Nothing at all like what we're being led to believe. The chinese government is censoring all communications going in and out of china with severe penalties, so most are being careful what leaks out. They have a very strict curfew. Disobey it and feel the consequences. They should have our politicians over there, then the whole world would know what's going on...... according to pencilneck.

 

Gino, my last communication with my friend was 2 weeks ago and he had to “break the firewall” to send the message. He’s locked in his apartment with armed guards keeping people inside the complex. He’s seen many people just collapse on the street walking towards the hospital..they can’t do anything because the guards won’t let them out. He said it’s heart wrenching just watching people die in the streets and see their body lie there waiting for the “ambulance”/morgue truck to pick them up. He’s 500 miles from Wuhan too... all social media has been scrubbed for over a month now and any keywords on the bad list will get your message deleted and cause personal issues... China is not a good country (unless you’re leading it or close to Xi..then you have it pretty good)

 

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is there are 0 led chip manufacturers in the US. There may be LED module manufacturers, but they order all driver chips from china, as the chinese don't give a rip what goes into water, and here in the US, the EPA would make the cost to produce ridiculous.

 

Actually I didn't get introduced to ACM until 6 or 7 years after I started.

 

Just have to research more.

 

I think this one is: https://www.usled.com/about-us