Line8 Journal
Why does Line8 Choose to Manufacture products in Singapore
WHY DOES LINE8 CHOOSE TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS IN SINGAPORE
When almost every product is made in China. Why does Line8 choose to produce all their tracks and adaptors in Singapore?
SINGAPOREAN TECHNOLOGY
The main electrical distribution and safety technology of the power track system is developed right here and the patents are filed from right here in Singapore.
By manufacturing our tracks and products in Singapore, we keep the technology safe from copycats. They might reverse engineer and copy the design, but they will be missing the key safety technologies which are patent protected.
STATE OF THE ART PRODUCT DESIGN
With the expertise of Singaporean scientists and engineers from A*Star SIMTECH Singapore the product is designed from the ground up with manufacturing efficiency in mind.
With these key engineering features which are difficult to duplicate; we save as much as 90% of the labour required compared to other power track products.
This allows us to take full advantage of the high-tech, high-quality manufacturing standards of Singapore while remaining price competitive.
ACCESS TO SPACE AGE MATERIALS
Because of the extremely high labour cost in Singapore, only the best quality components and most high tech and high precision products are made here. This gives us access to space age materials like Fibre Glass Reinforced PBT.
These materials usually cost 5 to 10 times more than the common ABS plastics commonly used in products made in China. Furthermore they lack the technology to work with and produce products from these high-tech composite materials.
A SUPPORT LOCAL STATEMENT
At Line8 we believe in giving back and developing the capabilities of Singaporean Industry. To support local manufacturing and industry we have deliberately choose to manufacture all the components from the plugs to the screws we use in Singapore. We hope our Singaporean customer support local and in turn Line8 will also support local by procuring and producing our components right here in Singapore.
Line8, a locally founded R&D and Engineering Company develops and manufactures the Line8 Power Track System. Our products have proven to be innovative and aesthetically pleasing in many of our customer's homes locally and overseas.
Learn more at : www.line8.com.sg
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Line8 manufacture in Singapore instead of overseas?
Line8's electrical distribution and safety technology is developed and patented in Singapore. Keeping manufacturing local keeps that technology protected — a copycat could reverse-engineer the visible design, but would still be missing the patent-protected safety technology that makes the system work.
What materials does Line8 use that most power tracks don't?
Line8 uses space-age materials like fibre-glass reinforced PBT, which costs 5 to 10 times more than the common ABS plastic used in most mass-produced tracks. Singapore's high labour cost means only high-precision, high-tech manufacturing survives here — which is exactly the manufacturing base these materials require.
How does Line8 stay price-competitive while manufacturing in high-cost Singapore?
The product is engineered from the ground up for manufacturing efficiency, with help from Singaporean engineers at A*STAR SIMTECH. Design features built to reduce assembly steps cut labour requirements by as much as 90% compared to conventional power track products, offsetting Singapore's higher wage costs.