Made in USA

We prefer to sell products Made in the USA

when available. We also willingly sell products made in countries that are friendly toward the USA and support basic human rights. As information becomes available we try to list the latest country of origin for each of the products in our online catalog so you can use that as one factor in your buying decision. Please contact us immediately if you find any country of origin information is out of date.

In a few cases we reluctantly sell products made in countries that do not fit the above description.

We also believe it needs to be easy to find out where products are made. Therefore we are making an effort to add country-of-origin information to our online catalog descriptions.

The table below shows the country of origin for many brands that we sell. Check the specific product description in our online catalog to verify where the particular product of interest is made.

Brand	Owner/Manufacturer	Country of Origin see table footnote**
APC	American Power Conversion	many countries
Avtron	Avtron	Made in USA
Briggs Home Standby	Briggs Power Products	most products Made in USA B&S Vanguard engines made in Japan
Cherokee	Sima Products Corp.	Taiwan & China
Coleman Powermate	Pramac	most products Made in USA B&S Vanguard engines made in Japan
Cummins Power Generation	Cummins Inc.	Made in USA some engines foreign
Cutler-Hammer	Eaton Corporation	automatic transfer switches smaller models assembled in Mexico larger ratings Made in USA
Delta	Delta Lightning Arresters	Made in USA
DynaGen	DynaGen Technologies	Made in Canada
Gull Wing	Gull Wing Industries	Made in USA
Harris	Harris Hydroelectric	Made in USA
Iota	Iota Engineering	ITS Mexico, DLS 12V China, DLS 24V USA
Magnum	Magnum Energy Inc.	Made in USA
Onan^®	Cummins Inc.	Made in USA some engines foreign
Panel/Link^®	Reliance Controls Corporation	Made in USA
PowerStay	Gen/Tran Corporation	Made in USA
Powerware	Eaton Corporation	USA, Mexico, China
Pro/Tran^®	Reliance Controls Corporation	Made in USA
Shurite	Prime Technologies	Dominican Republic
Southwest Windpower	Southwest Windpower	Made in USA
Tripp Lite	Tripp Lite	USA, Mexico, China
VoltMaster	S.M.L. Industries	USA & Italy
Winco	Dyna Technology Inc.	Made in USA
Winpower	Dyna Technology Inc.	Made in USA
Zenith Controls	GE Industrial Systems	Made in USA

** Some of these companies also make products in other countries that we do not sell, or use components manufactured in other countries. Manufacturers are constantly changing plant locations and we may not always be immediately aware of these changes. The above information applies to finished assemblies and might not apply to individual replacement parts that in some cases are manufactured outside the USA. This table is believed to be correct at the time of publication.

This terminology is defined by the US Federal Trade Commission. The following information is from one of their online articles dated October 2001.

Consumers who see "Made in USA" on a product expect the claim to be truthful and accurate. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, news reports suggest that consumers are more sensitive to "Made in USA" claims and more interested in buying American-made goods.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, "Made in USA" means that "all or virtually all" the product has been made in America. That is, all significant parts, processing and labor that go into the product must be of U.S. origin. Products should not contain any - or only negligible - foreign content. The FTC's Enforcement Policy Statement and its business guide, Complying with the Made in USA Standard, spell out the details of the standard, with examples of situations when domestic origin claims would be accurate and when they would be inappropriate. See www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/usajump.htm for more information.

Here's how the FTC evaluates "Made in USA" claims in product advertising, labeling and packaging:

For most products: Unless the product is an automobile or a textile or wool product, there's no law that requires manufacturers and marketers to make a "Made in USA" claim. If a business chooses to make the claim, however, the FTC's "Made in USA" "all or virtually all" standard applies.