One doesn't necessarily have to
stay away ... just have
open eyes going in ...
Dunno if it's zero ... but it doesn't appear to be very consistent at times ...
Really ?
DEWALT Tools of the Brave | Built in the USA
... lol ...
I guess the new "built in the USA" is in away correct as it does not say "manufactured in the USA" all manufacturing was moved off shore the "manufacturing plants" they list were the Black&Decker plants because DeWalt was a name only. It's head quarters was in Hampstead Maryland which was at one time a manufacturing plant, I worked there for 2 years before transferring to the Towson Maryland corporate head quarters which was and is the development engineering location. I worked on the development of the DeWalt line of tools, while some were actually new products the majority were B&D with yellow housings. The Kentucky plant was an accessory plant making saw blades ,drills bits and the like. The FAQ part of the link is typical half truths, 3. "What are the other U.S. factory locations?
DEWALT has manufacturing plants in Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Connecticut."
The Plants in Maryland are closed for manufacturing. Maybe Stanley is going to open some back for manufacturing, I hope so but doubt it.
Another funny answer is
"7. Why are only cordless products being built in the USA? Why only specific voltages?
We feel like there are opportunities to offer users a cordless option for products built in the USA with global materials because our 18V and 20V product lines make up majority of the market in the United States." They never could claim the higher voltage cordless tools were USA because the extra batteries ran the % of USA components over the "made in USA" limit.
I worked for B&D for 22 years at the Towson engineering group, The DeWalt line was thought up there and the ruse that it was an independent company was played out because B&D had a bad name with professionals because of their cheap consumer line. B&D had bought the original DeWalt company years before, they made stationary tools and were famous for their radial arm saws and highly respected among the pros. Read the FAQ's
"19. How many jobs will be created with this new initiative?
Production of DEWALT products that are built in the USA with global materials at the Charlotte manufacturing operations facility will help boost the local economy in the Carolinas and create more than 250 new jobs." not much more then an assembly line when I was with B&D the clock numbers were up to the 10,000 number and climbing until they went off shore.
As far as China's quality control, just read reviews about their products very few are consistent some work reasonably well, most fail. Read some reviews from Harbor Freight typical: 'Unit did not work returned it after several returns I got one that works'
