MakerBot Is Outsourcing Its Brooklyn Manufacturing Jobs to China

Post by scurvy » Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 2:24 AM UTC

loucal wrote: post #33

bardworx wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Makerbot Studio is in Industry City, where rent isn't exactly "expensive".[0] Rent (for employees) is also very accessible in the nearby area, nothing close to Manhattan or some swanky neighborhood in BK. (I live nearby) In my opinion, especially in technology, its just hard to operate at scale and not produce products in China. Not only is their labor force less expensive but the parts that you require are manufactu…

I was about to post this but you beat me to it, for context when people picture "brooklyn rent" they think williamsburg which according to trulia has a $3525 avg rent ( http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Williamsburg-Brooklyn/5274... ) as opposed to sunset park (the neighborhood which industry city lies) which it has at $1700, less than half. ( http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Sunset_Park-Brooklyn/5246/ )

Post by hownottowrite » Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 2:30 AM UTC

cylinder wrote: post #39

If Middle America wants those jobs, Middle Americans are welcome to start a fashion label of their own. But since they seem to thrive on blandness in the Midwest I doubt that's going to happen.

Post by iask » Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 2:34 AM UTC

loucal wrote: post #33

bardworx wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Makerbot Studio is in Industry City, where rent isn't exactly "expensive".[0] Rent (for employees) is also very accessible in the nearby area, nothing close to Manhattan or some swanky neighborhood in BK. (I live nearby) In my opinion, especially in technology, its just hard to operate at scale and not produce products in China. Not only is their labor force less expensive but the parts that you require are manufactu…

I was about to post this but you beat me to it, for context when people picture "brooklyn rent" they think williamsburg which according to trulia has a $3525 avg rent ( http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Williamsburg-Brooklyn/5274... ) as opposed to sunset park (the neighborhood which industry city lies) which it has at $1700, less than half. ( http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Sunset_Park-Brooklyn/5246/ )

Post by cylinder » Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 2:42 AM UTC

hownottowrite wrote: post #73

cylinder wrote: post #39

If Middle America wants those jobs, Middle Americans are welcome to start a fashion label of their own. But since they seem to thrive on blandness in the Midwest I doubt that's going to happen.

Yeah, I guess Abercrombie, Victoria Secret, Express, The Limited, Pink, Hollister, Justice are all pretty bland...

Post by jessaustin » Wed, Apr 27, 2016, 2:52 AM UTC

legitster wrote: post #30

talmand wrote: post #17

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I often wonder if costs could be lowered for many of these companies if they would stop locating in some of the country's most expensive places to operate and for their employees to live. I know the arguments about workforce availability and all that, but I've never seen a proper look into it.

I've always been off-put by American Apparel's "Made in Downtown Los Angeles". Like I'm supposed to be impressed by it. For Middle America, it might as well say "Made in Downtown Dubai".