Ya, interesting, if you read the reviews the supplier states it is assembled in the US from parts sourced from several overseas sources. Seems like some flaky claims to me. Not sure how they get away with that label.
"These stands are manufactured in the US from US and Global components. Until 2013 they were Made in the USA. Nothing in the manufacture and construction of these stands has changed since 2004, what has changed is the law. Since we can't find American manufacturers to cast all of the small castings for these stands some of the less vital parts are produced overseas and always have been. The major weight bearings components are cast in South Dakota and the stands are assembled at our facility in Kansas City where we are headquartered. Don't let our corporate name fool you, We are a family owned company based in Kansas City that was founded by an American Citizen of Taiwanese descent. There is only one company left that still manufactures an entire line of lifting products in the United States and we are it."
This is interesting: "These Jack Stands are Made in America. These products were formerly known as the Marquette and Lincoln line of professional lifting equipment which were purchased by Shin Fu of Taiwan. Shin Fu America re branded the Marquette and Lincoln lines as Hein-Werner and introduced them to the U.S. market back in 2004. Hein-Werner is the U.S. manufacturing division of Shin Fu America."
All of this seems very sketchy to me.
