What does "Built in Italy upgraded in USA" mean? Where are the raw materials sourced?
53675
As far as I know, the sealing strip was improved. Whatever was done, has always worked perfect, with no concerns. Have sealed several hundred items of sorts. A superior quality built machine.
109059
The board has a "Made in Italy" written on the surface. I was concerned about quality, not geography. Worked on a few projects with no problems. Price is reasonable.
1470537
Yes, the label reads, "Processed in a facility that uses wheat, eggs, and soy." It also states that it is a product of Italy.
2014552
It is made in China. Unfortunately it is difficult to find things like this made in the USA. What I find interesting is things are turning. If you take into account the cost of shipping and logistics cost and labor cost in China that continues to go up, US can be competitive. The only problem is that all the knowledge to build in the US was transferred outside of the county several decades ago and we don't have the people with the knowledge or the supplier base to make things outside of a few exceptions like auto and aeronautic industry. The point is that it will take time and hopefully soon we will see more products with the "made in the USA" sticker on it. It is made in China. Unfortunately it is difficult to find things like this made in the USA. What I find interesting is things are turning. If you take into account the cost of shipping and logistics cost and labor cost in China that continues to go up, US can be competitive. The only problem is that all the knowledge to build in the US was transferred outside of the county several decades ago and we don't have the people with the knowledge or the supplier base to make things outside of a few exceptions like auto and aeronautic industry. The point is that it will take time and hopefully... » Read More It is made in China. Unfortunately it is difficult to find things like this made in the USA. What I find interesting is things are turning. If you take into account the cost of shipping and logistics cost and labor cost in China that continues to go up, US can be competitive. The only problem is that all the knowledge to build in the US was transferred outside of the county several decades ago and we don't have the people with the knowledge or the supplier base to make things outside of a few exceptions like auto and aeronautic industry. The point is that it will take time and hopefully soon we will see more products with the "made in the USA" sticker on it. « Show Less
2202400
I bought and gave these away, but I do not think they were made in Italy. I think China.
1263049
At the back label, it says Italian design...Made in China...it's a great piece of product so far. Hope this helps.
2211618
It is made in Italy. I love the ease with which it loads and performs. All metal (NO PLASTIC)
1634242
Hi, I can't remember whether it said on the package. Why is this important? Most stuff in the US comes from China anyways.
2253944
Well it's an Italian brand but there has been some known parts to be made in China
1886954
Uh, one serious note: about 6 months ago dewalt announced they were going to begin "building" in the USA. of course this is a little bit misleading because they will be using parts from all over the world including China and Mexico. sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but things change so quickly these days it's almost impossible to read about something from six months ago and make a decision on when you will buy today. Unstable economics. Imho.
1500881
Stamped on the machine is "Made in Italy" Seems to be a tough little thing!
1766892
See 3 questions up from this one. Product is "sourced" from China but packaged in US.
906859
The actual pieces do not denote Country of manufacturing. Just "Designed in Italy"
950413
The system is built in USA in our California facility and most of its components are made in USA. However, it is rare nowadays to have all the components supplied by US manufacturers as the competitiveness of market often time drives the suppliers to seek oversea factories to produce their products or even worst lower their quality. We would love to support US Manufacturer anyway we can, but not at the cause of lowering our standard. Those who stayed and kept their standards, we have made a tighter bond with them to make sure we keep our business here.
1999858
I think they are sourced from multiple places/countries. But all they need to do is repackage here to be able to say Made in USA.
994141
I rechecked information and found country of origin specified as Italy at http://www.reliablecorporation.com/Products/Home-Tables/The-Board-C60. This should stop inference that country of origin is China. Just bad info by someone who does not investigate fully. The same information is given for the C-30 Board (which my wife has been using for about a year and just loves).
393298
Definitely still made in Italy. I researched it thoroughly at time of purchase. Even gaskets are made in Italy and must be ordered from there. Great machine better than Alessi