Coose said...Kitehard said...Hi All,
I just got a copy of this video sent from Ozone. It is a video of Ozones own factory in Vietnam and shows kites being manufactured. I think Ozone is one of the only kite and paraglider companies that manufacture their own kites, not made in China like most others.
Make their own kites? So all the guys that own the company sit around sewing together and making kites all day?
So what’s the difference between being made in Vietnam and china? It's still a mass production line.
It’s not like every kite brand is employing little children in sweat shops to make there kites for them.
Hi Coose,
The difference is Ozone own their own manufacturing factory and employ their own people. One of the head designers owns and lives on the premises and can walk through the facility daily checking on quality. This gives Ozone a high degree of quality control over every kite that is produced, including the fabrics, Ozone40D (their own blend of fabric).
They also make paragliders which have extremely high demands on quality of materials and accuracy of panel alignment and stitching for obvious reasons, the same procedures and high standards are adhered to when making kites.
Chinese sweatshops have lesser Quality control from the company that places the order once the company rep has left.
There really is a difference. The difference is no "Friday Kites"
Good winds,
