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Originally Posted by Aussie Bloke
, .....most broadcast gear was imported from all over the globe from UK, USA, Germany, Japan etc... .
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Yes, made by industrial giants who could afford to specialize in complex low-production-run products -- a risky business. When times would get tough or other divisions of these companies suffered (consumer electronics) , they would fold up or go bankrupt (Ampex, RCA), wind down (Marconi, Philips/Bosch), stubbornly bleed money for a decade (Sony)
One outstanding exception to the above is Ikegami , a small company with very narrow product line that looks like it will outlive them all! Takes shrewd nimble business management for them to pull this off.