> > I don't know how anyone > makes a living in electronics manufacturing given the low price > expectations of the modern world. I gave up on it more than 10 years ago
The way you make money today in electronics is in design and services. Manufacturing brings you only a few dollars per unit. But engineers in the Bay Area make low to mid 6-digit income You do not want to be in the manufacturing end of this. What does it say on the back of your iPhone? "Designed in California, made in China" That is a good division of labor. It used to be that the Chinese stuff was junk because the labor was unskilled, but today it is all done by robots and CNC. So If I were to start a CNC machine related business today. I'd design a turnkey system, PCBs and all and place the design online. Hobby users could download it and have the parts made. Those with more money than skill could hire me as a consultant. I'd work over Zoom and remotely log into their computer and make stuff work. You could make money with LCNC if you turned it into a product people could unbox and it "just works" and if paid professional one-on-one support was available. That is what Tormach has done. On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 5:22 AM <m...@mattshaver.com> wrote: > On 2022-09-08 16:59, Chris Albertson wrote: > > > But I was thinking, Now that we have companies like JLCPCB who can > > make > > printed circuit boards and solder components for well under $1 per PCB, > > I > > would not want to be in the business of making and selling small > > electronic > > devices. I would design this thing so that it used only parts from > > JLCPCB's "short list" to keep the cost under $1. Post the design files > > and > > let people order their own directly from the manufacturer. > > You have "hit the nail on the head"! I think I was charging about > $60/each. The relay (safety rated) alone was close to $10 from Digikey > (about $15 now, just looked, and out of stock), plus the socket, plus > everything else... It was all high quality components, as you would hope > they would be for any device in the ESTOP chain. I don't know how anyone > makes a living in electronics manufacturing given the low price > expectations of the modern world. I gave up on it more than 10 years ago > and I am in awe of Den-Mother Steve for his ability to make good quality > electronic stuff at a reasonable price! Like the old saying, "An > engineer can do for a dime what anyone else can do for a dollar". > > Thanks, > Matt > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
