CATERPILLAR Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I was wondering if makita was makiing som things in japan again i found these couple pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 I don't know that they ever stopped. Lots of stuff made in China, but other stuff is Japan, UK, etc. One of the new brushless reciprocating saws is made in Japan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Hrmm, I'm surprised I have watched a few news reports and its hard finding labor in Japan right now. They are actually bringing in main land Chinese people by the boat load to make up the shortfall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 yea i think they made the parts and that in japan and had china put them together but idk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 A small Makita detail: all 'high tech' power Tools get their first production run in the Japanese motherplant. Afterwarths it is decided in which manufacturing plant the actually tool Will be produced to the specs/tolerances decided in the Japanese plant. The manufacturing plants are put against each other to 'win' the right to produce the tool. The plant of course needs the capability in the near Future to produce the amounts that are predicted too sell. And of course price also plays a part 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATERPILLAR Posted October 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 thanks kornomaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Think some of their higher end stuff is Japanese made, but their BL barrel grip jig is U.K. MAde I think... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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