Tariffs are on everyone's mind lately, and it's no surprise either. Our ever-increasing dependence on Chinese manufacturing means that tariffs could have a measurable impact on all of our pocketbooks. So, what's this got to do with Kadee and the model train hobby? Why isn't Kadee worried?
Everyone knows that Kadee's high-quality products are made in the USA. But what does that really mean? Here are some insights you might find interesting:
We do our own die casting and injection molding – we perform every step.
We start with pallets of raw materials – no pre-made components.
We design everything right here – our engineers dream it and build it.
We make our own dies and molds in-house – no outsourced manufacturing.
We even make our own springs – those are some tricky machines.
We make our own packaging – car boxes, printing, etc, etc.
Pallets of raw materials come in, and packaged products go out – it's that simple.
When most companies state their products are "Made in USA", they tend
