Originally Posted by
metalmayhem
Grizzly is rebranded chinese machines x2 x3 g0704 etc are all rebranded by various North American companies . Companies like haas , mori seiki , enshu etc build and support their machinery , any replacement parts or retrofitting that they supply will plop right into place . Rebrand companies rely on the chinese factories that supply the machines . Go to alibaba , the same machine will appear under various companies / manufacturers . There are hundreds or thousands of factories making the same products , and the quality will vary from factory to factory
I've done a lot of rework for companies who thought they'd save a buck by outsourcing to china , theres no rhyme or reason to the mess they can create . A company like tormach is building their machines in china as well , but they keep making the same machines and they obviously have good quality control , they aren't rebrands . Nobody knows where the grizzly's come from other than one of a multitude of factories in china .
spec-wise on paper , years ago hyudia pony specs likely matched a toyota tercel , ponies were pretty much all crushed within 5 years vs tercels which some are still running on the streets today