A question on where Minelabs are made?

[Longhair]

I don't think that the components are made anywhere that they weren't before. I think that all that has changed is where they are assembled. Big deal. Even if some parts are now made somewhere else, it's all still under Minelab QC, so I doubt that they would allow a compromise in the product itself in any way.

 

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[NeilinFR]

I took some pics of the Sov GT box I just shipped out to someone and the Xterra 705 box I have. The GT box has labels saying its made in Australia and Ireland. Xterra is made in Malaysia.

 

[penzfan]

As you can see, my GT was designed/engineered in Australia, as all Minelab products are. It was then assembled in Malaysia thru a contract with U.S. company Plexus Corp.

See the link below for their history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plexus_Corp.

Bottom line is it's much cheaper to assemble many products in Southeast Asia...

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Penzfan got it exactly right... Designed in Australia, made in Malaysia for Minelab by a US owned company called Plexus. Older models were made in Ireland and Australia before the switch a few years back.