CBC / Broadsight Made in the USA Video Mounts
US-based manufacturer Broadsight Systems makes custom camera mounts that directly compete with overseas-produced, imported products.
In this report, IPVM profiles CBC/Broadsight based on an interview with one of the company's executives, and outlines:
- US-based Broadsight Systems Company Overview
- 'Napkin Sketch' Designs Typically Accepted
- CNC and CAD based Fabrication
- General BSI Pricing
- Two-Week Turnaround Is Typical
- Not-For-Mass-Production Quantities
Executive *******
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Broadsight ******* ******* ********
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'Napkin ********' ** *** ***** ***********
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Rapid *********** ****: **** **** *** *****
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*** *** ****** ** ********* ** US ** *** ***** **** **/*** classification (***** *, *** *, ****** C,D) *** ******* ** ************** *** ATEX / *** ** ** ******* for *** *******.
********** ***** ** *** ******** *** aluminum, *** *** *******, ********, *** fasteners *** ****** ** **-***** ******* Control *********** ****** ******* *** ********:
Custom *********** ********
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**** ********* *** ********* ****** **** aluminum *** *****, *** *** **** subcontracts **** ********* *** ******* ******** that *** *********/******** **** ***** ******.
** ******** ** *********, *** ******* offers ***** ***** ****** ******* *** assembly/welding **-*****.
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******** ******* ******* ****** ***** ** complexity *** ******* ** *******, *** MSRP ******* ** *** ***** ******* is ***** **% - **% **** than ******** ** ********:
- *********-***** ******* (*.*-** ***., **-** ******): $2,500
- ********** ***** */ **** ******, ***** Converter: $*,***
- ******* ******* *** ***-*** ********* **** w/ **** *****: $***
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Not *** ****-********** **********
*** ******* ***** ** **** ***** services *** ****** *** ***** ******* of **-** * *** ******* *****, but *** ****** ******* ****-******** ******* of *********.
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Contract *********** ******* ** ********
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Disadvantages ** ****** ***********
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Custom ******** ********** ************
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- ****** *****(** *********-*****)
- ***** ******(** *****-*****)
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