ok here goes
i own one of the companies that manufacture for howard
i have done work for the film industry for over 30 years.
so i do have some idea what is wanted.
i'm sorry if i took your comments out of the ment context.
i do agree on some levels the person who makes a component of any
kind would be accountable for what is made but making things light / strong and movable
and then anodised can be a hard concept to try for.
i have known howard for many years and have been through many ups and downs with him
and when i saw the engineering being critised i saw red.
as i cant be accountable for how a unit is used out in the field i cant answer your question
does every body tighten locking screws with the same preasure , i get many units sent to me of various manufacture for repair it never ceases to amaze me how some people can damage equipment and it never seems the same faults so a lot of human error can come into the equation.
problems are addresed when faults appear but on any new product how can you predict what will happen out in the field.
brian