I think that within 12 months this problem of IP secure turnkey manufacturers will solved by DigiKey and others, but right now there is not an end to end supplier of Design/PCBs/parts/assembly that works well. Protos can be hand assembled and volume production can be economical, but the middle ground less than 100 units is just not viable. There are a few US and Canadian sources who are production cost competitive, but the setup fees are outrageous. I have recently been considering bringing a Chinese turnkey manufacturer on line, but the current tariff environment (and potential IP theft) makes this marginally viable. I share the challenges of the open hardware community. I?ve been off grid for a while, so I am just looking at this thread.
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