Best of East and West Meet at Shercons New Wholly-owned Production Facility in Hangzhou, China
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As a result, compound formulation is handled on site as opposed to using outside suppliers, and all production batches are subjected to MDR, SG, Hardness, Tensile & Elongation tests.Headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, CA, Shercon is a solutions-driven company which leverages its considerable design and engineering expertise to fabricate the highest-quality products.### Santa Fe Springs, CA, April 27, 2005 --( PR.com )-- Shercons new state-of-the-art Hangzhou, China production facility is now online -- and fabricating high-quality rubber parts for the OEM market.Shercon owns and operates the plant (a wholly-owned foreign enterprise or WOFE), and all design and engineering work is performed at Shercons Southern California headquarters.""WOFE" avoids offshore production traps"Offshore manufacturing offers lower costs, but also offers traps for the unwary," said Ennis, who cited uncertain quality control, lot-to-lot inconsistency, exposure of trade secrets, and communications difficulties as chief among them.Shercons Hangzhou plant bypasses these by conducting mixing, production and testing under one roof, while all engineering and project management remains in the hands of Shercons USA-based engineering teams."About SherconShercon manufactures OEM rubber products for use in the automotive, heavy agricultural equipment, appliance, fluid control and plumbing industries.