I don't see how moving production to Japan or Belgium will cut costs. Wages are high there as well. If a Connecticut/Union machinist has to make $60/hr, then move production to semi-rural Texas; some place like San Angelo, Abilene, Stephenville, etc. Folks live extremeley well there on $20/hr. Stay away from the big cities and south Texas, as the cost of living is getting pretty high. Other states with lower costs of living should be considered too. No Texan or southerner jokes please. I think you'd get a better overall product in the end as well, with a number of other overhead savings.

Or Bosie Idaho, They work for real cheap there.

Where's Idaho?

Jimmy, If a realy big wave hit the beach in washington, idaho is in the dierection that wave is heading. There is a bunch of dudes over there that will work for less money than Mexicans that cross the border in Ca will work for Lot of the redneck wimmins do that wife swapin thing too.

Well.. in japan and belgium they use cnc machines, that cut production time in half or more, so they will produce more.

I heard the equipment in the winchster plant is still manually operated.