A Rust Belt victim transforms himself into a successful China hand

A Rust Belt victim transforms himself into a successful China hand

by | November 13, 2015 | No Comments

HONG KONG —An Ohio man born and raised, Doug Smith, 54, never expected to end up doing business in China. Throughout his 20s and 30s he worked for a variety of Midwestern manufacturers, overseeing the production of car parts and industrial tools. By the early 2000s, he had his own machine shop. http://www.chinalawblog.com/ But then in 2002 a downturn came, and he, like thousands of American manufacturers over the last decade, had to shut it down. It was a twist of fate that brought him to China. Shortly after his factory closed, a former client that made water pumps asked
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News Releases

News Releases

by | October 14, 2015 | No Comments

The way to save U.S. manufacturing jobs is to export some of them. That seeming illogic lies behind the business model of SmithCNC-USA, a North Lawrence, Ohio firm that helps midwestern manufacturers get components and raw materials abroad. By leaning on cheap Chinese suppliers, they keep at least some value-added work in the hands of domestic factories. Absent the partial outsourcing, these American goods producers might be so uncompetitive that they’d be out of business. The founder and sole owner of SmithCNC-USA is Douglas Smith, a chatty 50-year-old ex-machinist with both cost-cutting and patriotic streaks. He says he’s doing his
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Categories: Blog, Machining, and Quality.
Celebrating 38 Years!

Celebrating 38 Years!

by | October 12, 2015 | 1 Comment

SmithCNC-USA, LLC – Celebrating 38 years of manufacturing experience. SmithCNC-USA, LLC is a US based manufacturer and provides a vital service: it matches the demand from customers who need to have direct material manufactured with the most competitive, capable suppliers who can cost products competitively and make them to the highest standards. SmithCNC-USA, LLC serves as a manufacturing management company. It does business with U.S. manufacturers seeking sources for manufactured products in China and Mexico. The company maintains and contracts with a selective group of suppliers, both open and captive, ranging from foundry castings, die castings, forgings, and welded fabrications
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