As I have mentioned in another post most major western manufacturers have been active in Chinese manufacturing for at least a decade either backing local manufacturers or setting up manufacturing plants to produce previous generation products for the local market, also any product that requires to be handbuilt or labour intensive is usually made in China,for example most lithium batteries for the latest cordless power tools are made there because they are slow labour intensive items to make but quality is still a problem with one major power tool manufacturer with drawing a batch of faulty batteries just before they went to market.Corruption is a major problem with China and many companies have had patent protected products copied with the prospects of legal action against the guilty party non-exsistent if they can find them.As for a patent on inverters was it reliable and was it developed as an offshoot of the Chinese arms industry,im sure companies at the top end of inverters like Kemppi,Fronius and Lorch would have thrown in the towel and just badged a Chinese inverter if it was reliable and cheap to produce.You may call me narrow minded but a good European product with a proven track record and aftersales support will always get my backing and I have the knowledge that im keeping European(British included)skilled workers in a job.Im sure Mattel would welcome your comments on Chinese goods.
Made in china means quality ask mattel.
Well Irondarren you sig says it all "Qualified Idiot" Your just a typical one sided narrow viewed person who still has yet to realise that almost every product these days is "Made In China".
Please keep it civil. You have 4 posts and have already insulted the whole forum, Avenley 10 and Irondarren. That is not a good way to start off on the forum.
Do you have a specific point to make? It's all very well telling us that some welders made in China might not be rubbish, and it's a perfectly believable point, but not a lot of use unless we discuss which ones or perhaps why.