Unless Rexnord has federal contracts, the way United Tech does, this will prove to be a more thorough test for Trump.
Hope it works out, and I give Trump credit for standing in the batter’s box and swinging. He’s done more as president-elect than his three predecessors did in 24 years. I’d like to see the smart guys move out of the corporate finance functions and back into production and thinking about process. Reestablishing a manufacturing base is going to take a lot of time and effort, and I can see how the domestic labor market and defense sectors need it, but the trial by fire will be whether the corporate purchasing market responds favorably. If by some means it happens and they can even export, Trump will silence a generation of critics.
They make ball bearings. All Trump needs to do is prohibit any military subcontractor from using any ball bearings made by Rexnord in any equipment used by the military or other federal agencies. Also he should ensure that any military contract use American manufactured parts and services unless those parts and services cannot be procured through an American Company.