Dubois: IP theft remains a major issue for companies manufacturing in China
Brian Dubois · Lights Out Factories: When the Goal Is No Humans Inside · Aug 11, 2024 · at 33:45
Brian Dubois, Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys, discusses overseas contract manufacturing risks with host Sean Weisbrot.
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“I absolutely am still hearing though, from companies that are my clients that work with that partner with Chinese manufacturing that, that is the intellectual property thing is still a major issue. It's still a big concern where, You know, you hire a Chinese contract manufacturer, and they're making your product one month, and then a couple months later, the factory down the road is making your same product but with a different name on it, and for cheaper.”
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