As more switch manufacturing shifts...

As more switch manufacturing shifts to low-wage areas, suppliers strive to differentiate themselves in ways other than pricing.

The appliance industry is making demands, and switch suppliers are feeling the crushing OEMs are pushing down pricing, partly on going to new, lower-cost sources. Established switch suppliers have rejoined by redoubling efforts to detain their costs down, not least through changing manufacturing locations.

According to Steve Hugener marketing manager, Cherry Electrical returnss (Pleasant Prairie, WI, U.S.), "While overall switch industry capacity has been fairly flat, OEM have become more adept at accessing worldwide capacity, especially from Chinese manufacturers. In