Certain Electric Power Tools, Battery Cartridges, and ... - USITC

206. Mr. Bartlett's experience also includes relative costing onpower tools, He is familiar with the internal components. He is alsofamiliar with alternatives which exist in terms of design and supply andequivalent costs of production. (Bartlett, Tr. 1820).207. Dr. Jones, respondents' design expert, has a Ph.D in mechanicalengineering, and is a professorin the Department of MechanicalEngineering and Materials Science at Duke University.Since completinghis post graduate studies he has been a member of the faculty in thatdepartment and has been involved in teaching courses and performingstudies involving mechanical design, product safety and failure analysis.He is also a registered professional engineer.(RXC 2027, Jones W.S., at1, and resume).208. Dr. Jones exposure to power tools has been primarily from auser perspective. (Jones, Tr. 3204-12).209. Dr. Jones has had no experience manufacturing, producing ormarketing power tools. (RXC 2027, Jones W.S., and resume; Jones, Tr.3204-12).210. Dr. Jones has had no experience with the production of acommercial product from polycarbonates such as are used in the housing ofmany of the power tools at ispue. (Jones, Tr. 3212).211. Hr. Bartlett has testified, in connection with the tools hereat issue that -there are cost effective alternative designs available tothe respondents for the manufacture of competing products,(Bartlett,Tr. 1460-65, 1487, 1497-98, 1554, 1565, 1576-77, 1585, 1588-89, 1615,1623-24, 1629, 1634, 1636, 1699-1701, 1709, 1737-38, 1741-42, 1746-47,1771-73, 1885-85, 1888-89, 1917, 1992-93, 3532-42).62