Component
Test switch
A plastic button and copper contacts that fire the smoke-alarm self-test.
Criticality
Medium
Unit cost
$0
Quality
55 / 100
US completeness
51.1
Made in US
18,000,000 units
Current demand
35,000,000 units
US exports
1,440,000 units
Opportunity score
49.1
Domestic vs international supply
Planned US investment, next 5 years
$20M
Expected extra output: 4,000,000 units per year