AnemErgonics is striving for 100% “Made in the U.S.A.” content for its SMarT foundation kits and anchor rods. Most people know this is a difficult task, considering how much of our daily consumption involves imported goods. Already, most of the materials in the foundation kits are made in the U.S.A. with about  7% coming from Canada and Asia. Of course, the products are designed, fabricated and assembled in the U.S.A. in our home city of Arvada, Colorado. Our anchor rods use domestic steel and are manufactured in the U.S.A. People might be surprised to learn that it is sometimes difficult to obtain domestic nuts and washers, and they typically cost twice as much as their imported alternatives. So we sometimes import these components. The preference for domestic components is not just a choice to support our U.S. economy, workers and families. It allows us personal contact with vendors, reduces the risk of supply disruption, protects against exchange rate fluctuation and gives us a greater overall degree of control. Furthermore, it eliminates the potential problem that some agencies, such as the U.S. government, state transportation departments, municipalities and schools, have a preference for, or will not accept imported products.